NRG Energy Inc [NYSE: NRG] stock went on a downward path that fall over -1.02% on Thursday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -0.64%.
Over the last 12 months, NRG stock rose by 79.62%. The one-year NRG Energy Inc stock forecast points to a potential upside of 5.98. The average equity rating for NRG stock is currently 2.42, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $30.20 billion, with 196.46 million shares outstanding and 191.99 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.35M shares, NRG stock reached a trading volume of 3948392 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on 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 $164.29 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 2.42. 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.
Goldman have made an estimate for NRG Energy Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on April 04, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Evercore ISI dropped their target price from $74 to $126. The new note on the price target was released on January 21, 2025, representing the official price target for NRG Energy Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $93 to $113, while Jefferies kept a Buy rating on NRG stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for NRG Energy Inc is set at 5.45, with the Price to Sales ratio for NRG stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.03. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 14.27, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.62. Price to Free Cash Flow for NRG in the course of the last twelve months was 13.28 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.02.
NRG Stock Performance Analysis:
NRG Energy Inc [NRG] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.64. With this latest performance, NRG shares gained by 41.03% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 61.78% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 79.62% 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 71.18, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 67.73, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 70.51 for NRG Energy Inc [NRG]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 116.07, while it was recorded at 156.11 for the last single week of trading, and 99.05 for the last 200 days.
Insight into NRG Energy Inc Fundamentals:
NRG Energy Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.02 and a Current Ratio set at 1.06.
NRG Stock EPS
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 12.26%.
NRG Energy Inc [NRG] Institutonal Ownership Details
The top three institutional holders of NRG stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 27.36 million shares, which is approximately 13.1546%. 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%.
