NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 6.750-7.750 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 7.370. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

NRG Energy Stock Up 10.6 %

NRG traded up $10.89 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $113.33. 5,030,425 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,048,482. The stock has a market cap of $22.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.47, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.15. The business’s 50 day moving average is $100.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.23. NRG Energy has a fifty-two week low of $52.57 and a fifty-two week high of $115.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.57.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The utilities provider reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.48. NRG Energy had a return on equity of 48.96% and a net margin of 3.43%. As a group, equities analysts expect that NRG Energy will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NRG Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.44 per share. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.55%. This is an increase from NRG Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is currently 44.22%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on NRG. Evercore ISI upgraded NRG Energy from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $74.00 to $126.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of NRG Energy from $86.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of NRG Energy from $84.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target 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. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised NRG Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $93.00 to $113.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Three 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 a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.71.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

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.