NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) is a leading utilities - independent power producers business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$47.34 after a previous close of US$47.47. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD47.34 to a high of USD47.83. The latest price was USD47.81 (25 minute delay). NRG Energy is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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NRG Energy's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 1 June 2007. So if you had owned 1 share the day before the split, the next day you would own 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.
| Open | US$47.34 |
|---|---|
| High | US$47.83 |
| Low | US$47.34 |
| Close | US$47.81 |
| Previous close | US$47.47 |
| Change | US$0.34 |
| Change % | 0.7162% |
| Volume | 3,022,612 |
| 52-week range | US$29.3507 - US$48.58 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$42.8626 |
| 200-day moving average | US$37.1283 |
| Target price | US$48.33 |
| PE ratio | N/A |
| Dividend yield | US$1.51 (3.12%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$-7.65 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $47.81
| 1 week (2023-11-30) | -0.06% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2023-11-10) | 4.96% |
| 3 months (2023-09-08) | 21.01% |
| 6 months (2023-06-09) | 40.29% |
| 1 year (2022-12-09) | 48.11% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2021-12-10) | 23.03% |
| 3 years (2020-12-10) | 40.99% |
| 5 years (2018-12-10) | 17.79% |
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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 "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.2621. 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.
Over the last 12 months, NRG Energy's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$29.3507 up to US$48.58. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while NRG Energy's is 0.997. This would suggest that NRG Energy's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
| Revenue TTM | US$29.9 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 7.29% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$4.1 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | -3.8% |
| Return on equity TTM | -41.14% |
| Profit margin | -5.96% |
| Book value | 12.506 |
| Market capitalisation | US$10.9 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 27.08% of net profits
Recently NRG Energy has paid out, on average, around 27.08% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.12% 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 3.12% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In NRG Energy's case, that would currently equate to about $1.51 per share.
While NRG Energy's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that NRG Energy may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
NRG Energy's most recent dividend payout was on 15 November 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 31 October 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").
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 01/01/2019) 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 |
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated power company in the United States. It operates through Texas, East, and West segments. The company is involved in producing and selling electricity and related products and services to approximately residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers. 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, and energy efficiency and advisory services, as well as 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; and sells energy, services, and products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, Stream, and XOOM Energy. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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