NRG Energy (NRG) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) will likely be announcing its Q1 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.72 per share and revenue of $8.28 billion for the quarter.

NRG Energy Price Performance

Shares of NRG opened at $109.35 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.10. NRG Energy has a fifty-two week low of $65.11 and a fifty-two week high of $117.26. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $97.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.57, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.17.

NRG Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.44 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.61%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.92%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI raised shares of NRG Energy from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $74.00 to $126.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of NRG Energy from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com cut shares of NRG Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Friday, April 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $129.00 target price for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on NRG Energy from $86.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NRG Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in NRG Energy stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) by 41.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 5,187 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,528 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in NRG Energy were worth $468,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. 97.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NRG Energy Company Profile

NRG Energy, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through Texas; East; West/Services/Other; Vivint Smart Home; and Corporate Activities segments. The company produces and sells electricity generated using coal, oil, solar, and battery storage; natural gas; and a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions.