National Pension Service Grows Position in NRG Energy, Inc. $NRG

National Pension Service boosted its stake in NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) by 0.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 603,646 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,346 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned approximately 0.28% of NRG Energy worth $96,125,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its position in NRG Energy by 90.4% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 179 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in NRG Energy by 321.1% in the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 240 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. BOKF NA raised its position in NRG Energy by 3,714.3% in the 3rd quarter. BOKF NA now owns 267 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in NRG Energy by 140.2% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 293 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 171 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC raised its position in NRG Energy by 1,970.6% in the 3rd quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 352 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. 97.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NRG Energy Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of NRG Energy stock opened at $134.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market cap of $28.28 billion, a PE ratio of 157.69 and a beta of 1.32. NRG Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.22 and a 1 year high of $189.96. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $148.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $156.41.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.78 by ($0.30). The firm had revenue of $10.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.43 billion. NRG Energy had a return on equity of 70.67% and a net margin of 0.74%.The firm’s revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.68 EPS. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that NRG Energy, Inc. will post 8.98 EPS for the current year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.475 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 223.53%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NRG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research raised NRG Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Wolfe Research raised NRG Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $232.00 target price for the company. Raymond James Financial set a $210.00 target price on NRG Energy in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Evercore initiated coverage on NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $215.00 target price for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $199.69.

Insider Buying and Selling at NRG Energy

In other news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.65, for a total transaction of $783,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 55,495 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,693,291.75. This represents a 8.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

About NRG Energy

NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) is a U.S.-based integrated power company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company develops, owns and operates a diversified portfolio of power generation assets and participates in wholesale and retail energy markets. NRG supplies electricity to utilities, commercial and industrial customers, and retail consumers, while also providing energy-related products and services designed to manage consumption and support reliability.

NRG’s generation mix includes conventional thermal plants as well as renewable and distributed energy resources.