NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.21 compared to its previous closing price of 153.94. However, the company has seen a gain of 2.29% in its stock price over the last five trading days. youtube.com reported 2025-06-13 that The Investment Committee debate the latest Calls of the Day.
Is It Worth Investing in NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) Right Now?
NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 23.95x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for NRG is at 1.13. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for NRG is 193.23M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.01% of that float. The average trading volume for NRG on June 18, 2025 was 3.20M shares.
NRG’s Market Performance
NRG stock saw a decrease of 2.29% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -4.47% and a quarterly a decrease of 60.63%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.18%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.57% for NRG Energy Inc (NRG).. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.94% for NRG’s stock, with a 46.60% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NRG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NRG stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for NRG by listing it as a “Strong Buy.” The predicted price for NRG in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $195 based on the research report published on June 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NRG reach a price target of $129. The rating they have provided for NRG stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 04th, 2025.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to NRG, setting the target price at $126 in the report published on January 21st of the current year.
NRG Trading at 16.19% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NRG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.31% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NRG starting from RASESH M PATEL, who proposed sale 30,000 shares at the price of $150.90 back on Jun 10 ’25. After this action, RASESH M PATEL now owns shares of NRG Energy Inc, valued at $4,527,000 using the latest closing price.
Howell Kevin, the Director of NRG Energy Inc, sale 50,000 shares at $154.50 during a trade that took place back on May 30 ’25, which means that Howell Kevin is holding 55,427 shares at $7,725,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NRG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.26 for the gross margin
The net margin for NRG Energy Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 44.91, with 5.41 for asset returns.
Based on NRG Energy Inc (NRG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.8 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.26. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.96. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.54 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.37. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.34for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.17. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.06.
Conclusion
In conclusion, NRG Energy Inc (NRG) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
