NRG Energy Inc [NYSE: NRG] closed the trading session at $160.55 on 2025-07-23. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $158.2, while the highest price level was $165.68.
The stocks have a year to date performance of 114.32 percent and weekly performance of 10.75 percent. The stock has been moved at 43.93 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed 5.59 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 62.50 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 3.23M shares, NRG reached to a volume of 5433372 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to 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 $177.61 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 2.21. 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.
Barclays have made an estimate for NRG Energy Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on June 26, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Raymond James raised their target price to Strong Buy. The new note on the price target was released on June 13, 2025, representing the official price target for NRG Energy Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $129, while Goldman analysts kept a Buy rating on NRG stock. On January 21, 2025, analysts increased their price target for NRG shares from 74 to 126.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 14.83, 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 13.80 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.02.
NRG stock trade performance evaluation
NRG Energy Inc [NRG] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 10.75. With this latest performance, NRG shares gained by 5.59% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 43.93% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 77.95% 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 62.83, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 5.92, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 5.32 for NRG Energy Inc [NRG]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 154.56, while it was recorded at 153.19 for the last single week of trading, and 112.11 for the last 200 days.
NRG Energy Inc [NRG]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and NRG Energy Inc [NRG] shares currently have an operating margin of 8.38% and a Gross Margin at 16.57%. NRG Energy Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 4.44%.
NRG Energy Inc (NRG) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for NRG Energy Inc. ( NRG), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 44.91%, highlighting impressive shareholder gains. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 5.41%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, NRG Energy Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 10.20%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
NRG Energy Inc (NRG) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on NRG Energy Inc’s (NRG) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 3.96%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
NRG Energy Inc (NRG) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $83136.15 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 1.06% and a Quick Ratio of 1.02%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for NRG Energy Inc [NRG] stock
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 15.16%.
NRG Energy Inc [NRG]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $97.52%, or 100.41% 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 13.1546%. 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%.
