NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.48 EPS

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The utilities provider reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.48, Zacks reports. NRG Energy had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 48.96%. NRG Energy updated its FY 2025 guidance to 6.750-7.750 EPS.

NRG Energy Stock Performance

NRG traded up $12.01 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $114.45. 2,542,812 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,978,921. NRG Energy has a 52 week low of $52.57 and a 52 week high of $115.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.57. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $100.99 and a 200 day moving average of $93.23. The stock has a market cap of $23.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.82, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.15.

NRG Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.44 dividend. This is an increase from NRG Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.54%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.22%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NRG has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of NRG Energy from $84.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of NRG Energy from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on NRG Energy from $86.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Evercore ISI upgraded NRG Energy from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $74.00 to $126.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded NRG Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $93.00 to $113.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.71.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Robert J. Gaudette sold 60,000 shares of NRG Energy stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.41, for a total transaction of $5,484,600.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 64,448 shares in the company, valued at $5,891,191.68. The trade was a 48.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Bruce Chung sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.63, for a total transaction of $1,952,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 69,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,780,794.02. This represents a 22.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

About NRG Energy

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.