Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd Buys 139,748 Shares of NRG Energy, Inc. $NRG

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Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd boosted its stake in shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRGFree Report) by 60.1% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 372,371 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 139,748 shares during the quarter. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd’s holdings in NRG Energy were worth $54,585,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $232.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James Financial set a $210.00 price objective on shares of NRG Energy in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of NRG Energy from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Morgan Stanley set a $165.00 target price on NRG Energy in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wolfe Research raised NRG Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $199.92.

Read Our Latest Analysis on NRG Energy

NRG Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:NRG opened at $150.21 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $139.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $151.90. The stock has a market cap of $31.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 176.72 and a beta of 1.24. NRG Energy, Inc. has a twelve month low of $120.11 and a twelve month high of $189.96.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRGGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $10.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.68 earnings per share. The firm’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. As a group, research analysts predict that NRG Energy, Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a $0.475 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 223.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NRG Energy news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 20,000 shares of NRG Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.52, for a total transaction of $2,550,400.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 45,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,752,554.72. The trade was a 30.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through 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 (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.

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