NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) to Post FY2025 Earnings of $7.20 Per Share, Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for NRG Energy in a report released on Sunday, April 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $7.20 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $7.40. The consensus estimate for NRG Energy’s current full-year earnings is $5.36 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for NRG Energy’s FY2028 earnings at $11.81 EPS.

NRG has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on NRG Energy from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of NRG Energy from $78.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 25th. TheStreet raised shares of NRG Energy from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research note on Friday, December 29th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of NRG Energy from $52.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of NRG Energy from $51.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 26th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $59.50.

NRG Energy Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE:NRG opened at $73.42 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.49, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $62.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $52.67. NRG Energy has a 1 year low of $30.52 and a 1 year high of $76.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.77 billion, a PE ratio of -68.62 and a beta of 1.13.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.20. NRG Energy had a negative net margin of 0.70% and a positive return on equity of 44.03%. The firm had revenue of $6.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.51 billion.

NRG Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 1st will be given a $0.4075 dividend. This represents a $1.63 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.22%. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is presently -152.34%.

Insider Activity

In other NRG Energy news, VP Rasesh M. Patel sold 49,092 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.59, for a total transaction of $3,072,668.28. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 356,962 shares in the company, valued at $22,342,251.58. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NRG Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James & Associates grew its position in shares of NRG Energy by 81.1% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 305,917 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $15,816,000 after buying an additional 136,968 shares during the last quarter. Friedenthal Financial purchased a new position in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter worth $743,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 486.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 900,526 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $34,688,000 after purchasing an additional 746,899 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,729,390 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $220,696,000 after purchasing an additional 156,974 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of NRG Energy by 14,547.8% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 515,310 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,642,000 after purchasing an additional 511,792 shares in the last quarter. 97.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.