NRG Energy Inc [NYSE: NRG] jumped around 3.85 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $92.47 at the close of the session, up 4.34%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 3.16M shares, NRG reached a trading volume of 4918036 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about NRG Energy Inc [NRG]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for NRG shares is $124.86 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on NRG stock is a recommendation set at 2.33. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Evercore ISI have made an estimate for NRG Energy Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on January 21, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Jefferies dropped their target price from $93 to $113. The new note on the price target was released on November 26, 2024, representing the official price target for NRG Energy Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $82, while Jefferies analysts kept a Hold rating on NRG stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for NRG Energy Inc is set at 5.96, with the Price to Sales ratio for NRG stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.65. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 10.05, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 4.92. Price to Free Cash Flow for NRG in the course of the last twelve months was 9.99 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.96.
How has NRG stock performed recently?
NRG Energy Inc [NRG] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -6.32. With this latest performance, NRG shares dropped by -12.08% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 18.67% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 52.26% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for NRG stock in for the last two-week period is set at 41.91, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 41.07, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 43.58 for NRG Energy Inc [NRG]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 101.55, while it was recorded at 89.03 for the last single week of trading, and 89.17 for the last 200 days.
NRG Energy Inc [NRG]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
NRG Energy Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.96 and a Current Ratio set at 1.02.
Earnings analysis for NRG Energy Inc [NRG]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for NRG. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for NRG Energy Inc go to 8.53%.
Insider trade positions for NRG Energy Inc [NRG]
There are presently around $98.78%, or 101.86%% of NRG stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of NRG stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 27.36 million shares, which is approximately 13.0917%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 19.35 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.51 billion in NRG stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$929.2 million in NRG stock with ownership which is approximately 5.7376%.
