NRG · NRG Energy, Inc.
$92.31
-2.19% last session
End-of-day data · close of 2026-10-23
Market cap
$19B
Enterprise value
$43B
Trailing P/E
24.2
Forward P/E
8.5
Dividend yield
2.0%
Beta
1.16
Avg volume
3M
Employees
17K
Daily Change %
-2.19%
5 Days Change
-9.03%
10 Days Change
-11.94%
30 Days Change
-6.29%
60 Days Change
-15.57%
Month to Day Change
-2.63%
Year to Day Change
-40.15%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — NRG
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-10-22
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
HSBC
Buy$179
+93.9% vs priceMorgan Stanley
Equal-Weight$144
+56.0% vs priceUBS
Buy$216
+134.0% vs priceBarclays
Overweight$204
+121.0% vs priceWells Fargo
Overweight$209
+126.4% vs priceJefferies
Buy$181
+96.1% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | HSBC | Initiates | Buy | $0.00 → $179 |
| 2026-10-21 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $159 → $144 |
| 2026-09-18 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $162 → $159 |
| 2026-08-21 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $165 → $162 |
| 2026-08-05 | Scotiabank | Maintains | Sector Outperform | $226 → $211 |
| 2026-08-05 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | $215 → $195 |
| 2026-07-28 | UBS | Maintains | Buy | $221 → $216 |
| 2026-07-28 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Market Perform | $213 → $212 |
Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.
Signal Summary as of 2026-10-23
- neutral: RSI (14): RSI is 35 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
- bearish: Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 13.7% below the 50-day MA ($106.97).
- bearish: Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 32.1% below the 200-day MA ($136.03).
- bearish: MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
- bearish: MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.58) — short-term momentum is fading.
- bearish: 52-week range: Price is within 10% of the 52-week low ($92.31).
NRG Price Chart
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Fundamentals
About NRG Energy, Inc.
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through the Texas, East, West/Other, Vivint Smart Home, and Corporate Activities segments. The company offers retail electricity, energy management, demand response and virtual power plant programs, carbon offsets, smart home security, and automation services. It also offers system power, distributed and backup generation, energy storage, energy management, renewable and low-carbon products, and carbon management solutions for large business and commercial customers; a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions; and generation portfolio includes fossil fuel and renewable generation assets diversified by fuel type and dispatch level, with ongoing development of new natural gas and renewable projects. In addition, the company trades in power, natural gas, and related products; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It offers its products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. It serves residential, commercial, government, industrial, data center, and wholesale customers. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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