Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Acquires New Position in NRG Energy, Inc. $NRG

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 16,860 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,685,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NRG Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of 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 period. BOKF NA grew its stake in shares of 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 period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of 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 period. Finally, Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

NRG Energy Price Performance

Shares of NRG opened at $125.57 on Monday. NRG Energy, Inc. has a twelve month low of $120.11 and a twelve month high of $189.96. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $144.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 147.73 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68.

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

NRG Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were given a $0.475 dividend. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 223.53%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on NRG shares. Evercore started coverage on shares of NRG Energy in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $215.00 price target for the company. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of NRG Energy from $203.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Weiss Ratings cut shares of NRG Energy from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $232.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $162.00 price objective on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Thursday, May 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NRG Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $199.69.

NRG Energy Company 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.