NRG Energy, Inc. $NRG Shares Sold by HBK Investments L P

by · The Cerbat Gem

HBK Investments L P trimmed its holdings in NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRGFree Report) by 46.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 8,000 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 7,000 shares during the period. HBK Investments L P’s holdings in NRG Energy were worth $1,168,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 17.9% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 455 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in NRG Energy by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC now owns 219 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in NRG Energy by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,523 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $369,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its position in NRG Energy by 1.0% in the first quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 8,138 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,189,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its position in NRG Energy by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,046 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $167,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of NRG Energy from $203.00 to $209.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. 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. BNP Paribas Exane set a $221.00 price objective on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of NRG Energy from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of NRG Energy from $226.00 to $211.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $198.43.

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NRG Energy Stock Up 1.3%

NYSE NRG traded up $1.33 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $107.32. 2,008,591 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,696,633. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17. The firm has a market cap of $22.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.39 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a 50 day moving average of $123.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $138.43. NRG Energy, Inc. has a 52-week low of $105.13 and a 52-week high of $189.96.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRGGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.69 by ($0.20). NRG Energy had a net margin of 2.56% and a return on equity of 52.95%. The company had revenue of $7.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.31 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.73 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that NRG Energy, Inc. will post 8.6 earnings per share for the current year.

NRG Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.475 per share. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is 50.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NRG Energy news, CAO Gerald Alfred Spencer sold 1,580 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.93, for a total value of $191,069.40. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 6,213 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $751,338.09. This represents a 20.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.43% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NRG Energy Company Profile

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NRG Energy, Inc is a North American energy and home services company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company operates through power generation and energy retail businesses, supplying electricity and related services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

NRG owns and operates a diverse portfolio of power-generation assets, including natural gas, coal, nuclear and renewable facilities. It also sells electricity and natural gas through brands such as Reliant, Direct Energy and Green Mountain Energy, with retail operations serving customers in competitive energy markets across the United States and Canada.

In addition to its energy operations, NRG provides smart-home, security and related connected-home services through its Vivint business.

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