How does 0K4C's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

0K4C is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.9x) compared to the peer average (31.1x).

How does 0K4C's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Electric Utilities Industry?

0K4C is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.9x) compared to the European Electric Utilities industry average (12.5x).

What is 0K4C's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0K4C is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.8x).

What is the Fair Price of 0K4C when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

0K4C ($96.31) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] ($387.19)

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Target price is lower than the current share price.

NRG Energy (LSE:0K4C) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

0K4C Stock Overview

Operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. More details

0K4C fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	2/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 75.1% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 10.26% per year

Became profitable this year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Large one-off items impacting financial results

NRG Energy, Inc. Competitors

SSE

LSE:SSE

UK£18.8b

Jersey Electricity

LSE:JEL

UK£131.8m

United Utilities Group

LSE:UU.

UK£7.6b

Severn Trent

LSE:SVT

UK£8.2b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for NRG Energy
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$96.31
52 Week High	US$102.71
52 Week Low	US$45.29
Beta	1.09
11 Month Change	12.70%
3 Month Change	15.63%
1 Year Change	111.85%
33 Year Change	158.61%
5 Year Change	142.95%
Change since IPO	251.48%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	0K4C	GB Electric Utilities	GB Market
7D	2.5%	-0.4%	0.8%
1Y	111.8%	2.0%	6.6%

Return vs Industry: 0K4C exceeded the UK Electric Utilities industry which returned 1.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 0K4C exceeded the UK Market which returned 6.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 0K4C's price volatile compared to industry and market?
0K4C volatility
0K4C Average Weekly Movement	4.4%
Electric Utilities Industry Average Movement	3.2%
Market Average Movement	4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	10.3%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.6%

Stable Share Price: 0K4C has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: 0K4C's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1989	18,131	Larry Coben	www.nrg.com

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.

NRG Energy, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do NRG Energy's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
0K4C fundamental statistics
Market cap	US$19.15b
Earnings (TTM)	US$897.00m
Revenue (TTM)	US$28.12b

21.9x

P/E Ratio

0.7x

P/S Ratio

Is 0K4C overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
0K4C income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$28.12b
Cost of Revenue	US$23.63b
Gross Profit	US$4.49b
Other Expenses	US$3.60b
Earnings	US$897.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	4.43
Gross Margin	15.98%
Net Profit Margin	3.19%
Debt/Equity Ratio	424.6%

How did 0K4C perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.7%

Current Dividend Yield

38%

Payout Ratio

0K4C Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

NRG Energy, Inc. Competitors

LSE:SSE

UK£18.8b

LSE:JEL

UK£131.8m

LSE:UU.

UK£7.6b

LSE:SVT

UK£8.2b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: US$3.79 loss per share (vs US$1.42 profit in 3Q 2023)

Second quarter dividend of US$0.41 announced

NRG Energy, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend on the Common Stock, Payable on November 15, 2024

NRG Energy, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 08, 2024

New major risk - Financial position

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$3.47 (vs US$1.26 in 2Q 2023)

Recent updates

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: US$3.79 loss per share (vs US$1.42 profit in 3Q 2023)

Second quarter dividend of US$0.41 announced

NRG Energy, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend on the Common Stock, Payable on November 15, 2024

NRG Energy, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 08, 2024

New major risk - Financial position

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$3.47 (vs US$1.26 in 2Q 2023)

Gamut Capital Management, L.P. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Airtron Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. from NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) for $500 million.

NRG Energy, Inc. Appoints Lawrence Coben as Chief Executive Officer

First quarter dividend of US$0.41 announced

NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on August 15, 2024

NRG Energy, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 08, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.36 (vs US$5.82 loss in 1Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.41 per share

Upcoming dividend of US$0.41 per share

Upcoming dividend of US$0.41 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.41 announced

NRG Energy, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 07, 2024

NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock, Payable on May 15, 2024

NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Leadership Changes

Executive Vice President of Smart Home recently sold US$3.1m worth of stock

NRG Energy, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 25, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: US$1.12 loss per share (vs US$5.17 profit in FY 2022)

Third quarter dividend of US$0.41 announced

NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on February 15, 2024

NRG Energy, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 28, 2024

NRG Energy, Inc. Appoints Gerald Alfred Spencer as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company Effective December 4, 2023

NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Management Changes

NRG Energy, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.42 (vs US$0.28 in 3Q 2022)

NRG Energy, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 02, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.38 per share at 3.7% yield

NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on November 15, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.26 (vs US$2.17 in 2Q 2022)

NRG Energy, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 08, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.38 per share at 4.0% yield

NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend Payable on August 15, 2023

Elliott Investment Management Issues an Open Letter to NRG Energy

Elliott Investment Management Seeks to Oust NRG Energy's CEO

Constellation Energy Corporation (NasdaqGS:CEG) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 44% stake in South Texas Project Electric Generating Station from NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) for approximately $1.8 billion.

Elliott Sends Letter and Presentation to the Board of NRG Energy

L5E, LLC acquired BidURenergy/NRG Advisory Services from NRG Energy, Inc.

NRG Energy, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$5.82 loss per share (vs US$7.17 profit in 1Q 2022)

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$5.17 (vs US$8.93 in FY 2021)

NRG Energy, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023

NRG Energy, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 16, 2023

NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on February 15, 2023

President recently bought US$480k worth of stock

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vivint Smart Home, Inc. (NYSE:VVNT) from a group of shareholders for $2.6 billion.

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vivint Smart Home, Inc. (NYSE:VVNT) from a group of shareholders for $2.6 billion.

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.28 (vs US$6.60 in 3Q 2021)

NRG Energy, Inc. Reports Impairment Losses for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Insufficient new directors

NRG Energy, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 07, 2022

NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on November 15, 2022

JX Nippon Oil Exploration (CCS) Limited decided to acquire 50% stake in Petra Nova Parish Holdings, LLC from NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG).

Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC acquired 49% stake in Watson natural gas generating facility of NRG Energy, Inc. for $59 million.