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NRG Energy Inc (NRG) is a leading utilities-independent power producers business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$37.54 after a previous close of US$37.51. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD37.4 to a high of USD37.74. The latest price was USD37.49 (25 minute delay). NRG Energy is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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| Open | US$37.54 |
|---|---|
| High | US$37.74 |
| Low | US$37.4 |
| Close | US$37.49 |
| Previous close | US$37.51 |
| Change | US$-0.02 |
| Change % | -0.0533% |
| Volume | 414,648 |
| 52-week range | US$29.5583 - US$46.1 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$42.754 |
| 200-day moving average | US$39.5184 |
| Target price | US$47.1 |
| PE ratio | 9.4239 |
| Dividend yield | US$1.275 (3.07%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$4.374 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $37.49
| 1 week (2021-10-07) | -9.14% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2021-09-17) | -10.91% |
| 3 months (2021-07-16) | -7.52% |
| 6 months (2021-04-16) | -3.08% |
| 1 year (2020-10-16) | 11.28% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2019-10-17) | -5.69% |
| 3 years (2018-10-17) | -0.08% |
| 5 years (2016-10-17) | 241.75% |
Valuing NRG Energy stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of NRG Energy's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
NRG Energy's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, NRG Energy shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
NRG Energy's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.4123. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into NRG Energy's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
NRG Energy's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$3.2 billion (£2.3 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a NRG Energy's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | US$18.2 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 12.8% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$2.6 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 8.56% |
| Return on equity TTM | 49.93% |
| Profit margin | 5.9% |
| Book value | 10.393 |
| Market capitalisation | US$10.1 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
There are currently 12.0 million NRG Energy shares held short by investors – that's known as NRG Energy's "short interest". This figure is 1.8% down from 12.3 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting NRG Energy shares can be evaluated.
NRG Energy's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of NRG Energy shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of NRG Energy shares traded daily (recently around 1.8 million). NRG Energy's SIR currently stands at 6.83. In other words for every 100,000 NRG Energy shares traded daily on the market, roughly 6830 shares are currently held short.
However NRG Energy's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of NRG Energy shares, or, against the total number of tradable NRG Energy shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case NRG Energy's short interest could be expressed as 0.05% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 NRG Energy shares in existence, roughly 50 shares are currently held short) or 0.0496% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable NRG Energy shares, roughly 50 shares are currently held short).
A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against NRG Energy.
Find out more about how you can short NRG Energy stock.
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like NRG Energy.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 35.19
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and NRG Energy's overall score of 35.19 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 83rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like NRG Energy is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 20.81/100
Social score: 10.12/100
Governance score: 4.75/100
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. NRG Energy scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that NRG Energy has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
NRG Energy Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 35.19 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 82.5 |
| Environmental score | 20.81 |
| Social score | 10.12 |
| Governance score | 4.75 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
Dividend payout ratio: 19.72% of net profits
Recently NRG Energy has paid out, on average, around 19.72% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.15% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), NRG Energy shareholders could enjoy a 3.15% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In NRG Energy's case, that would currently equate to about $1.275 per share.
While NRG Energy's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that NRG Energy is investing more in its future growth.
NRG Energy's most recent dividend payout was on 15 August 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 29 July 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
NRG Energy's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 31 May 2007. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your NRG Energy shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for NRG Energy shares which in turn could have impacted NRG Energy's share price.
Over the last 12 months, NRG Energy's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$29.5583 up to US$46.1. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while NRG Energy's is 0.8873. This would suggest that NRG Energy's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated power company in the United States. It operates through Texas, East, and West. The company is involved in the producing, selling, and delivering electricity and related products and services to 3.6 million residential, industrial, and commercial consumers. It generates electricity using natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, and battery storage. The company also provides system power, distributed generation, renewable products, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, demand response, energy efficiency, advisory, and on-site energy solutions; and carbon management and specialty services. In addition, it trades in electric power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Further, the company procures fuels; provides transportation services; and directly sells energy, services, and products and services to retail customers under the NRG, Reliant, Green Mountain Energy, Stream, XOOM Energy, and other brand names. As of December 31, 2020, it owns power generation portfolio with approximately 23,000 megawatts of capacity at 33 plants. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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