NRG Energy FY2026 EPS Forecast Decreased by Seaport Res Ptn

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of NRG Energy in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $8.05 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $8.59. The consensus estimate for NRG Energy’s current full-year earnings is $6.36 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for NRG Energy’s FY2027 earnings at $8.94 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $10.05 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on NRG. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on NRG Energy from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday. Guggenheim upped their price objective on NRG Energy from $134.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com upgraded NRG Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on NRG Energy from $86.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded NRG Energy from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $74.00 to $126.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $123.29.

NRG Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NRG Energy stock opened at $91.07 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $102.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.07. The company has a market capitalization of $18.04 billion, a PE ratio of 22.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.57. NRG Energy has a 52 week low of $59.50 and a 52 week high of $117.26.

NRG Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.44 per share. This is a boost from NRG Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 35.92%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Bruce Chung sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.63, for a total transaction of $1,952,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 69,454 shares in the company, valued at $6,780,794.02. This represents a 22.36 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Robert J. Gaudette sold 60,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.41, for a total value of $5,484,600.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 64,448 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,891,191.68. This trade represents a 48.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NRG Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH purchased a new stake in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $212,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $53,000. Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc. purchased a new stake in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,027,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $8,074,000. Finally, LifeWealth Investments LLC purchased a new stake in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $291,000. 97.72% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About NRG Energy

NRG Energy, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through Texas; East; West/Services/Other; Vivint Smart Home; and Corporate Activities segments. The company produces and sells electricity generated using coal, oil, solar, and battery storage; natural gas; and a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions.