NRG Energy, Inc. to Post FY2025 Earnings of $7.00 Per Share, Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts (NYSE:NRG)

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of NRG Energy in a report issued on Thursday, September 19th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $7.00 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $7.37. The consensus estimate for NRG Energy’s current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for NRG Energy’s FY2026 earnings at $8.56 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $10.26 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $11.61 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on NRG. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on NRG Energy in a research note on Friday, September 13th. They set a “hold” rating and a $82.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on NRG Energy from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on NRG Energy from $70.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 28th. Finally, StockNews.com cut NRG Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 2nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $73.75.

NRG Energy Stock Performance

NRG Energy stock opened at $87.09 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $18.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.32 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.51. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $78.46 and a 200-day moving average of $76.11. NRG Energy has a 52 week low of $36.61 and a 52 week high of $87.58.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The utilities provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.55 by $1.82. The firm had revenue of $6.66 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.32 billion. NRG Energy had a net margin of 7.19% and a return on equity of 43.69%. The company’s revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.10 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of NRG. Private Advisor Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of NRG Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $238,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 55.3% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 9,475 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $490,000 after purchasing an additional 3,374 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 37.1% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,524 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. acquired a new position in shares of NRG Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $51,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in NRG Energy by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 46,338 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,396,000 after buying an additional 578 shares in the last quarter. 97.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NRG Energy news, insider Rasesh M. Patel sold 102,603 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.35, for a total value of $8,244,151.05. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 163,680 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,151,688. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.86% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NRG Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were given a $0.4075 dividend. This represents a $1.63 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 1st. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.09%.

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.