13,752 Shares in NRG Energy, Inc. $NRG Acquired by Clough Capital Partners L P

Clough Capital Partners L P acquired a new stake in shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 13,752 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,010,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NRG. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of NRG Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. EMC Capital Management bought a new position in NRG Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, SHP Wealth Management acquired a new position in NRG Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. 97.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on NRG. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of NRG Energy from $203.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Siebert Williams Shank started coverage on shares of NRG Energy in a research note on Monday, July 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $184.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley set a $165.00 target price on shares of NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Raymond James Financial set a $210.00 price target on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded NRG Energy from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $199.93.

NRG Energy Stock Performance

NRG Energy stock opened at $141.11 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $135.67 and a 200-day moving average of $148.73. The company has a market capitalization of $29.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 166.02 and a beta of 1.21. NRG Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $120.11 and a 1 year high of $189.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.78.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.78 by ($0.30). NRG Energy had a return on equity of 70.67% and a net margin of 0.74%.The business had revenue of $10.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.68 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that NRG Energy, Inc. will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 17th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd will be paid a $0.475 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is currently 223.53%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.52, for a total value of $2,550,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 45,111 shares in the company, valued at $5,752,554.72. This represents a 30.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.43% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NRG Energy Profile

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.