Drilling Down into the numbers for NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG)

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26 May, 2017

NRG Energy's payout ratio is presently -0.66%.

A stock rating usually tells investors how well a stock's market value relates to what analysts think is a fair value for the stock, based on an independent evaluation of the company.

NRG has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Moreover, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System has 0.01% invested in NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) for 19,800 shares. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank sold 66,408 shares as Nrg Energy Inc (NRG)'s stock declined 8.13%. State Of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D invested 0.01% of its portfolio in NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG). Goldman Sachs Group Inc raised shares of NRG Energy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $13.00 to $26.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 29th. A 11 analysts rate it as either a buy or a strong buy, while 0 believe that investors should either steer clear of NRG or, if they already own its stock, sell it. However previously on 2/24/17 it was upgraded by Citigroup from Neutral to Buy.

Watching some historical volatility numbers on shares of NRG Energy, Inc.

4 number of analysts have estimated the sales of the company for the quarter, analysts estimated mean sale target of 5027.88 million while high and low sale targets are estimated at 5537 million and 3667.76 million respectively. The share price is trading in a range of $15.87 - 16.79. The firm's market capitalization is $4.97 billion.

More important recent NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) news were published by: Finance.Yahoo.com which released: "NRG Energy (NRG) Q1 Loss Wider than Expected, Revenues Miss" on May 02, 2017, also Reuters.com published article titled: "BRIEF-NRG Energy Inc posts Q1 loss per share $0.52", Seekingalpha.com published: "NRG Energy Bonds: 23% Upside In 1-Month Maturity" on May 17, 2017. The Lower end of the earnings estimate is $-0.73, while the higher end of the earnings estimate is $0.15. NRG Energy had a negative net margin of 47.59% and a positive return on equity of 10.15%. Its revenue totaled $3.03 billion up 19.75% from the previous quarter. BlackRock Inc. boosted its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 5,026.6% in the first quarter. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.72%. Over the long run, the price of a stock will generally go up in lock step with its earnings (assuming the P/E ratio is constant). NRG Energy also was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. The stock's price moved up its 200-day moving average of $27.94. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 8,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $140,808.20. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

The balance sheet health of any company plays a key role in its ability to meet its obligations and maintain the faith of its investment base.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. boosted its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 5.7% in the third quarter. Can now owns 746,263 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $8,366,000 after buying an additional 438,665 shares during the period.

In the quarter ending September 2016, NRG Energy, Inc. delivered an even larger earnings beat. Calvert Investment Management reported 0.04% of its portfolio in NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG). "Additionally, to comply with the environmental regulations, the company will have to invest more in developing low-emission facilities, which will inevitably raise operating costs".

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