NRG Energy is an utilities - independent power producers business based in the US. NRG Energy shares (NRG.US) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US dollars. Its last market close was $51.88 – an increase of 0.02% over the previous day. NRG Energy employs 6,603 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $29.9 billion.
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- Open your account. Provide your personal information and sign up.
- Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Search the platform for stock code: NRG in this case.
- Research stocks. The platform should provide the latest information available.
- Buy your stocks. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares. It's that simple.
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Is it a good time to buy NRG Energy stock?
Only you can make the decision on the time to leap... but here's some supporting information and analysis.
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Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, NRG Energy's shares have ranged in value from as little as $29.1294 up to $55.36. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while NRG Energy's is 1.099. This would suggest that NRG Energy's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Historical closes compared with the last close of $51.88
| 1 week (2024-02-15) | -0.04% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-01-23) | -0.29% |
| 3 months (2023-11-23) | 13.05% |
| 6 months (2023-08-23) | 40.22% |
| 1 year (2023-02-23) | 54.40% |
| 2 years (2022-02-23) | 35.88% |
| 3 years (2021-02-23) | 35.03% |
| 5 years (2019-02-21) | 22.88% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Is NRG Energy under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the NRG Energy P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
- NRG Energy PEG ratio
NRG Energy's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.6877. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into NRG Energy's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Frequently asked questions
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- Dividend yield
- Forward yield
- Payout ratio
Dividend yield: 3.14% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 3.14% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 27.08% of net profits
NRG Energy has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 3.14% of its share value annually.
NRG Energy has paid out, on average, around 27.08% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.14% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 3.14% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In NRG Energy's case, that would currently equate to about 1.51 per share.
While NRG Energy's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that it may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
NRG Energy's most recent dividend payout was on 14 February 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 January 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Currently 1.301% of NRG Energy shares are held by insiders and 97.325% by institutions.
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NRG Energy's fiscal year ends in December.
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NRG Energy's address is: 910 Louisiana St., Houston, TX, United States, 77002
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Have NRG Energy's shares ever split?
NRG Energy's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 31 May 2007. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your NRG Energy shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for NRG Energy shares which in turn could have impacted NRG Energy's share price.
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It's as easy to sell NRG Energy as it is to buy! Here's how to sell NRG Energy stocks that you already own.
- Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
- Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
- Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
- Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
- Sell your NRG Energy shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold
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Most dealing providers will let you use your debit card to top up your account and buy shares. The main ways are with a debit card, bank transfer or with Apple/Google Pay.
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The easiest way to get hold of some NRG Energy shares is to sign up for a stock trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in NRG Energy shares.
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NRG Energy financials
Revenue TTM $29.9 billion Operating margin TTM 7.29% Gross profit TTM $4.1 billion Return on assets TTM -3.8% Return on equity TTM -41.14% Profit margin -5.96% Book value $12.51 Market capitalisation $11.7 billion TTM: trailing 12 months
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