NRG Energy Inc (NRG)’s stock has witnessed a price hike of 3.71% from the previous close with its current price standing at $152.84. Its current price is -9.33% under its 52-week high of $168.57 and 134.74% more than its 52-week low of $65.11.
The 200-day Simple moving average is often placed more emphasis on by traders because of daily price changes. Investors will use the SMA-200 in different situations in trading activity as a key indicator to determine their support and resistance levels, and at the moment, NRG’s SMA-200 is $111.16.
Additionally, it is important to take into account NRG stock ratios, including its price-to-sales ratio, which is 1.02 for the last tewlve months.Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the last twelve months stands at 13.14. NRG’s price to book ratio for the most recent quarter was 14.12, resulting in an 42.21 price to cash per share for the period.
How does NRG Energy Inc (NRG) stock rate among analysts? Buy, sell, or hold?
The key to trading is to concentrate on the future rather than on the past. During uncertain times, it can be hard to make decisions. The analysts who understand how a market works are usually the most accurate at forecasting its future. The ratings are commonly aggregated into a single number between 1 and 5. Buy or strong buy is scored 5, outperform is scored 4, hold is scored 3, underperform is scored 2 and strong sell is 1.
NRG Energy Inc (NRG): Earnings History
If we examine NRG Energy Inc’s recent earnings history, in the last quarter ended on 3/31/2025, it posted adjusted earnings per share of $2.62, slashing the consensus of $1.67. In other words, it topped the consensus by $0.95, resulting in a 56.49% surprise. In the 3 months period before the previous quarter which was closed on 3/31/2025, the stock recorded adjusted earnings per share of $2.62 in contrast with the Outlook of $1.67. That was a difference of $0.95 and a surprise of 56.49%.
NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) Ownership Details
I will give a breakdown of the key shareholders in NRG Energy Inc (NRG). Recent figures show that the company’s insiders hold 2.88% of shares. A total of 1,204 institutional investors hold shares in the company, making 97.70% of its stock and 100.60% of its float.
Mar 31, 2025 , it was reported that the Company’s largest institutional holder is Vanguard Group Inc holding total of 27.36 shares that make 13.99% of the company’s total number of shares and are currently priced at 4.19 billion.
The securities firm Blackrock Inc. holds 16.58 shares of NRG, making it the second largest institutional shareholder. Taking this into account, the holding percentage comes to 8.48% , and the holding percentage of shares is valued at 2.54 billion.
An overview of NRG Energy Inc’s technicals
In order to learn about trade movements and investor behavior, it is best to analyze the short, medium, and long term technical indicators along with the average volume of a stock. A 20-day average of the stock’s daily volume suggests NRG Energy Inc (NRG) traded 3,011,690 shares per day, with a moving average of $153.52 and price change of -0.45. With the moving average of $152.40 and a price change of +35.18, about 3,401,914 shares changed hands on average over the past 50 days. Finally, NRG’s 100-day average volume is 3,289,645 shares, alongside a moving average of $125.81 and a price change of +48.76.
