Overview
NRG Energy, Inc., based in the United States, operates predominantly in the utility sector focusing on electricity generation and retail electricity sales. Central to its business model, NRG Energy emphasizes sustainable and innovative energy solutions, incorporating both conventional and renewable sources such as solar and wind to bolster its energy portfolio. The company has made significant strides in the energy market through strategic acquisitions that expand its operational capacity and consumer base. Key projects include the development of carbon capture technologies and substantial investments in solar energy farms, aligning with its commitment to reducing carbon emissions and promoting environmental sustainability. These initiatives are pivotal in securing NRG Energy's position as a leader in the transition towards a cleaner energy future.
Basic Stats
The share price of NRG Energy, Inc. as of 4 September 2025 is US$146.80 / share. This is an increase of 0.97% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of NRG Energy, Inc. as of 5 September 2025 is US$28,571.70 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of NRG Energy, Inc. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 28,571.70 MM |
| EV | 39,985.70 MM |
| Shares Out. | 194.63 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 2.68 |
| Dividend Yield | 117.68 % |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-08-01 |
| Borrow Rate | |
| Short Shares Avail. | |
| Short Interest | |
| Short Float | |
| Days to Cover | |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | 87.56 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.53 |
| Beta | 1.88 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | 1.57 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | 2.81 |
| PE Ratio | 54.74 |
| Price/Book | 12.49 |
| Price/TBV | -4.85 |
| Book/Market | 0.08 |
| EBIT/EV | 0.01 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | 0.01 |
| ROA | 0.02 |
| ROE | 0.14 |
| ROIC | 0.04 |
| CROIC | -0.03 |
| OCROIC | 0.17 |
| Implied Volatility | |
| Put/Call OI Ratio |
| Growth | 36.76 /100 |
| Profitability | 52.69 /100 |
| Quality Score | 54.75 /100 |
| Value Score | 36.96 /100 |
| Momentum Score | 40.29 /100 |
| Stability (Low Vol) Score | 35.69 /100 |
| Analyst Sentiment | 52.94 /100 |
| Fund Sentiment | 90.38 /100 |
| Insider Sentiment | |
| Officer Sentiment | |
| Dividend Score | |
| QVM Score | |
| Piotroski F-SCORE | 6.00 /9 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for NRG Energy, Inc. is US$176.72. The forecasts range from a low of US$104.08 to a high of US$212.81. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for NRG Energy, Inc.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-16 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-11-08 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-10-18 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2019-09-17 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2019-09-06 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2019-04-11 | Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2019-01-28 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2018-12-10 | Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-10-29 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2018-09-27 | Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-09-20 | Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2018-08-07 | Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-07-25 | Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-03-28 | UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2018-02-23 | UBS | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2017-07-13 | Barclays | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2017-06-01 | UBS | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-03-29 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-02-24 | Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-11-22 | Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2016-11-14 | UBS | Sell | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2016-11-07 | Citigroup | Sell | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2016-09-12 | Citigroup | Sell | Maintains | |
| 2016-08-31 | UBS | Sell | Maintains | |
| 2016-08-10 | Barclays | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2016-06-10 | Citigroup | Sell | Maintains | |
| 2016-06-09 | UBS | Buy | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2016-03-18 | Barclays | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2016-03-07 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2016-02-16 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2016-01-29 | Guggenheim | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2016-01-22 | Barclays | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2016-01-04 | Barclays | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-12-07 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2015-12-01 | Citigroup | Sell | Initiate | |
| 2015-11-05 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-10-16 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2015-10-15 | Susquehanna | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2015-09-21 | Barclays | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-04-22 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-03-02 | Barclays | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-03-02 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-01-09 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2015-01-05 | Barclays | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2014-12-17 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-10-29 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-10-01 | ISI Group | Buy | Strong Buy | Upgrade |
| 2014-09-23 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2014-08-08 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-08-08 | Tigress Financial | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2014-07-25 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-04-09 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-04-03 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2014-03-20 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Conviction Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-12-05 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-11-15 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-11-07 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-09-18 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-09-17 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2013-09-09 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2013-08-02 | Drexel Hamilton | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2013-05-08 | Wunderlich | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-04-17 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2013-03-11 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-03-01 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-02-28 | Wunderlich | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-18 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-17 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2012-11-05 | Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2012-11-05 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-10-18 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-09-24 | Citigroup | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-09-10 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2012-07-24 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-07-24 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2024-05-28 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-05-15 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-05-08 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-05-08 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-03-26 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-03-25 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-03-19 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-03-18 | Evercore ISI Group | In-Line | In-Line | Maintains |
| 2024-03-01 | Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-02-29 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2023-11-21 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2023-11-01 | Guggenheim | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-10-25 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2023-08-09 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2023-07-20 | B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-06-26 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2023-06-23 | B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-06-23 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Reiterate |
| 2023-04-20 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2023-03-20 | B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-01-23 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-12-19 | B of A Securities | Underperform | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2022-12-09 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2022-12-08 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2022-12-07 | UBS | Neutral | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2022-11-08 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2022-10-28 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-10-21 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-08-23 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-08-09 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-21 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-07 | B of A Securities | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2022-05-03 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-04-21 | B of A Securities | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2022-01-05 | UBS | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2021-08-19 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-04-20 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-03-18 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-03-17 | Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Downgrade |
| 2021-03-08 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-02-05 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2021-02-04 | Citigroup | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2020-12-15 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-11-17 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-10-20 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-08-14 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-07-27 | B of A Securities | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-07-17 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-06-17 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-05-20 | Seaport Global | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-05-15 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-05-08 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-05-07 | CFRA | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2020-04-30 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-15 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-02-28 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-02-25 | Vertical Research | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2020-02-20 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Initiate | |
| 2012-07-24 | UBS | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2012-07-24 | Wunderlich | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-05-11 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2012-05-10 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2012-05-04 | ISI Group | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-05-04 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-04-30 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-03-20 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2012-02-29 | Wunderlich | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-02-29 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2024-10-30 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-08-07 | Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-02-19 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-05-14 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-10-29 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-10-31 | Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-02-27 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-02-27 | Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-11-26 | Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2024-10-08 | Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-09-13 | Jefferies | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2024-09-30 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2025-05-13 | Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-05-13 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-11-11 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2024-09-05 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintains |
| 2025-04-04 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2025-03-03 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-11-19 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2025-01-21 | Evercore ISI Group | In-Line | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2025-07-17 | Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-08-06 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2025-05-05 | Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-06-13 | Raymond James | Strong Buy | Initiate | |
| 2025-06-26 | Barclays | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2025-08-20 | Melius Research | Buy | Initiate |
