NRG Energy FY2026 EPS Forecast Decreased by Seaport Res Ptn

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of NRG Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $8.05 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 research firms have also recently commented on NRG. Guggenheim raised their price target on NRG Energy from $134.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com downgraded NRG Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on NRG Energy from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on NRG Energy from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised NRG Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $93.00 to $113.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NRG Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $123.29.

NRG Energy Stock Down 3.4 %

NRG opened at $88.02 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.57, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $102.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.13. NRG Energy has a 12 month low of $59.50 and a 12 month high of $117.26.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Everence Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $549,000. Meyer Handelman Co. lifted its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 43.8% during the fourth quarter. Meyer Handelman Co. now owns 78,982 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $7,126,000 after purchasing an additional 24,062 shares in the last quarter. Luxor Capital Group LP lifted its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 47.8% during the third quarter. Luxor Capital Group LP now owns 520,591 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $47,426,000 after purchasing an additional 168,267 shares in the last quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co lifted its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 25.1% during the third quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 50,027 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,557,000 after purchasing an additional 10,031 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Hawaii lifted its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 95.5% during the third quarter. Bank of Hawaii now owns 15,685 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,429,000 after purchasing an additional 7,662 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at NRG Energy

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

NRG Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.44 per share. This is a boost from NRG Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.00%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.92%.

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.