| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
NRG Stock Overview
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated power company in the United States.
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$41.01 |
| 52 Week High | US$47.82 |
| 52 Week Low | US$34.70 |
| Beta | 0.83 |
| 1 Month Change | -1.11% |
| 3 Month Change | 9.95% |
| 1 Year Change | 0.27% |
| 3 Year Change | 5.15% |
| 5 Year Change | 59.63% |
| Change since IPO | 326.08% |
Recent News & Updates
NRG Energy: A Fairly-Valued Utility Battling Market Risks, Shares Rangebound
Summary NRG Energy, exposed to the volatile Texas energy grid, managed to weather a very hot summer. Still, there are fundamental challenges for this firm in transition. The chart, too, shows a lack of a bullish uptrend for buyers to get excited about. It was the third-hottest meteorological summer on record for the continental United States (CONUS). In Texas, specifically, July was exceptionally warm, but August verified a bit less hot than some had feared, though still above average. There were concerns that power market operations could have been at risk had prolonged heat waves lingered in the ERCOT market. One utility has a large presence in that region, and it avoided potential risks during what is both a hot month and a period when Gulf of Mexico hurricanes can threaten power demand, generating plants, and transmission lines. A Long Hot Summer: 3rd Warmest On Record NOAA According to Bank of America Global Research, NRG Energy (NRG) is an electric & gas-oriented retail company that owns generation and is an independent power producer ((IPP)) that is transitioning to a self-described consumer services company. NRG has a portfolio of over 5 million home customers, 150,000 business customers, and 17GW generation capacity as of December 2021. There are downside risks to NRG’s profitability due to climbing wholesale energy prices and possible market share declines as a result. NRG has a decent generation asset portfolio, but it also must buy power in the forward markets to meet demand requirements during peak power usage periods. Moreover, its aging fleet is a fundamental risk. Still, if it can navigate and trade the volatile energy market well, there’s upside potential. The Houston-based $9.6 billion market cap Electric Utilities industry company within the Utilities sector trades at a low 2.9 trailing 12-month GAAP price-to-earnings ratio, according to The Wall Street Journal, but normalized earnings and operating profits show a higher P/E. On valuation, BofA sees earnings peaking this year and declining rather sharply in 2023 and 2024. NRG’s dividend, though, is seen as increasing through the next two years. NRG has a fair EV/EBITDA multiple and its forward operating P/E, according to Seeking Alpha is a somewhat attractive 11.2. NRG Energy: Earnings, Valuation, Dividend Forecasts BofA Global Research Looking ahead, Wall Street Horizon’s corporate event data show an unconfirmed Q3 earnings date of Thursday, Nov. 3 BMO. There’s also a buyback end date of Dec. 31. Corporate Event Calendar Wall Street Horizon The Technical Take NRG remains in a sideways trend. It continues to find sellers in the mid-$40s while shares often attract buyers in the mid-$30s. I think that remains the tradable range. Long-term investors should get excited when the stock breaks out in the upper $40s, but more downside can be expected should NRG break below about $34.
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Shareholder Returns
| NRG | US Electric Utilities | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 4.1% | -3.3% | 1.0% |
| 1Y | 0.3% | 0.2% | -20.0% |
Return vs Industry: NRG matched the US Electric Utilities industry which returned 0.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: NRG exceeded the US Market which returned -20% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| NRG volatility | |
|---|---|
| NRG Average Weekly Movement | 3.9% |
| Electric Utilities Industry Average Movement | 3.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 15.5% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 2.8% |
Stable Share Price: NRG is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.
Volatility Over Time: NRG's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6,635 | Mauricio Gutierrez | https://www.nrg.com |
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 approximately 6 million residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers.
NRG Energy, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| NRG fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$9.64b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$3.44b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$28.83b |
2.8x
P/E Ratio0.3x
P/S RatioIs NRG overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| NRG income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$28.83b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$21.49b |
| Gross Profit | US$7.34b |
| Other Expenses | US$3.90b |
| Earnings | US$3.44b |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 14.63 |
| Gross Margin | 25.45% |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.93% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 151.3% |
How did NRG perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparison