NRG Energy Valuation

Is 0K4C undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

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

Below Fair Value: 0K4C ($97.1) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($390.36)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0K4C is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0K4C?

Key metric: As 0K4C is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0K4C. This is calculated by dividing 0K4C's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0K4C's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio21.9x
EarningsUS$897.00m
Market CapUS$19.63b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0K4C vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average31.1x
SSE SSE
9.9x5.1%UK£18.8b
JEL Jersey Electricity
11.7x-8.8%UK£131.8m
UU. United Utilities Group
67x24.4%UK£7.6b
SVT Severn Trent
35.7x23.1%UK£8.2b
0K4C NRG Energy
21.9x7.5%US$19.6b

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


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
0K4C 21.9xIndustry Avg. 12.6xNo. of Companies10PE0612182430+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0K4C is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.9x) compared to the European Electric Utilities industry average (12.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

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 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio21.9x
Fair PE Ratio16.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0K4C is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

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

The above table shows the analyst 0K4C forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$97.10
US$95.11
-2.0%
25.5%US$140.00US$43.00n/a10
Nov ’25US$86.73
US$90.41
+4.2%
23.2%US$130.00US$43.00n/a10
Oct ’25US$92.17
US$85.47
-7.3%
22.1%US$120.00US$43.00n/a10
Sep ’25US$83.66
US$84.97
+1.6%
21.1%US$110.00US$43.00n/a9
Aug ’25US$73.50
US$83.64
+13.8%
22.3%US$110.00US$41.00n/a9
Jul ’25US$78.16
US$83.53
+6.9%
22.3%US$110.00US$41.00n/a9
Jun ’25US$79.93
US$81.13
+1.5%
22.6%US$110.00US$41.00n/a8
May ’25US$73.30
US$66.89
-8.7%
22.6%US$88.00US$41.00n/a9
Apr ’25US$67.72
US$59.64
-11.9%
18.9%US$85.00US$41.00n/a11
Mar ’25US$56.57
US$55.55
-1.8%
15.1%US$66.00US$38.00n/a11
Feb ’25US$54.18
US$53.64
-1.0%
13.6%US$65.00US$38.00n/a11
Jan ’25US$51.71
US$48.20
-6.8%
10.8%US$56.00US$38.00n/a10
Dec ’24US$48.17
US$46.33
-3.8%
10.9%US$52.00US$38.00n/a9
Nov ’24US$44.04
US$43.11
-2.1%
12.4%US$50.00US$33.00US$86.739
Oct ’24US$38.43
US$41.11
+7.0%
12.9%US$48.00US$33.00US$92.179
Sep ’24US$38.05
US$40.78
+7.2%
12.2%US$46.00US$33.00US$83.669
Aug ’24US$37.84
US$41.33
+9.2%
14.2%US$52.00US$33.00US$73.509
Jul ’24US$37.11
US$40.67
+9.6%
13.5%US$52.00US$33.00US$78.169
Jun ’24US$32.93
US$39.88
+21.1%
16.0%US$52.00US$30.00US$79.938
May ’24US$33.95
US$39.44
+16.2%
15.5%US$52.00US$30.00US$73.309
Apr ’24US$33.74
US$39.67
+17.6%
15.2%US$52.00US$30.00US$67.729
Mar ’24US$32.74
US$39.22
+19.8%
15.8%US$52.00US$30.00US$56.579
Feb ’24US$33.75
US$38.44
+13.9%
15.9%US$52.00US$30.00US$54.189
Jan ’24US$31.83
US$39.56
+24.3%
15.7%US$52.00US$30.00US$51.719
Dec ’23US$42.67
US$44.50
+4.3%
10.5%US$52.00US$37.00US$48.1710
Nov ’23US$44.28
US$43.90
-0.9%
9.8%US$52.00US$37.00US$44.0410

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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