NRG Energy, Inc.

NYSE:NRG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$18.6b

NRG Energy Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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 NRG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: NRG ($92.15) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($344.1)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for NRG. This is calculated by dividing NRG's market cap by their current earnings.
What is NRG's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.8x
EarningsUS$897.00m
Market CapUS$18.63b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does NRG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for NRG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average23.6x
LNT Alliant Energy
23x10.6%US$15.3b
FE FirstEnergy
25.6x16.2%US$22.9b
EVRG Evergy
16.6x6.9%US$14.2b
PPL PPL
29.1x14.7%US$24.0b
NRG NRG Energy
20.8x6.8%US$18.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NRG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.8x) compared to the peer average (23.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does NRG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Electric Utilities Industry?

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NRG 20.8xIndustry Avg. 20.6xNo. of Companies6PE01020304050+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NRG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.8x) compared to the US Electric Utilities industry average (20.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is NRG'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.

NRG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.8x
Fair PE Ratio22.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NRG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.6x).

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 NRG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$92.15
US$98.64
+7.0%
25.5%US$140.00US$43.00n/a10
Dec ’25US$101.61
US$97.11
-4.4%
25.6%US$140.00US$43.00n/a10
Nov ’25US$86.72
US$90.41
+4.3%
23.2%US$130.00US$43.00n/a10
Oct ’25US$92.65
US$85.47
-7.7%
22.1%US$120.00US$43.00n/a10
Sep ’25US$85.01
US$84.97
-0.05%
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$77.85
US$83.53
+7.3%
22.3%US$110.00US$41.00n/a9
Jun ’25US$81.00
US$81.13
+0.2%
22.6%US$110.00US$41.00n/a8
May ’25US$73.66
US$66.89
-9.2%
22.6%US$88.00US$41.00n/a9
Apr ’25US$70.15
US$59.64
-15.0%
18.9%US$85.00US$41.00n/a11
Mar ’25US$56.71
US$55.55
-2.1%
15.1%US$66.00US$38.00n/a11
Feb ’25US$54.25
US$53.64
-1.1%
13.6%US$65.00US$38.00n/a11
Jan ’25US$51.70
US$48.20
-6.8%
10.8%US$56.00US$38.00n/a10
Dec ’24US$48.37
US$46.33
-4.2%
10.9%US$52.00US$38.00US$101.619
Nov ’24US$43.86
US$43.11
-1.7%
12.4%US$50.00US$33.00US$86.729
Oct ’24US$38.52
US$41.11
+6.7%
12.9%US$48.00US$33.00US$92.659
Sep ’24US$38.45
US$40.78
+6.1%
12.2%US$46.00US$33.00US$85.019
Aug ’24US$37.82
US$41.33
+9.3%
14.2%US$52.00US$33.00US$73.509
Jul ’24US$37.39
US$40.67
+8.8%
13.5%US$52.00US$33.00US$77.859
Jun ’24US$32.40
US$39.88
+23.1%
16.0%US$52.00US$30.00US$81.008
May ’24US$34.00
US$39.44
+16.0%
15.5%US$52.00US$30.00US$73.669
Apr ’24US$34.29
US$39.67
+15.7%
15.2%US$52.00US$30.00US$70.159
Mar ’24US$33.02
US$39.22
+18.8%
15.8%US$52.00US$30.00US$56.719
Feb ’24US$34.60
US$38.44
+11.1%
15.9%US$52.00US$30.00US$54.259
Jan ’24US$31.82
US$39.56
+24.3%
15.7%US$52.00US$30.00US$51.709
Dec ’23US$42.13
US$44.50
+5.6%
10.5%US$52.00US$37.00US$48.3710

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 23:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

NRG Energy, Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Daniel FordBarclays
James ThalackerBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Julien Dumoulin-SmithBofA Global Research