NRG Energy (NRG) closed the most recent trading day at $141.03, moving -1.37% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.05% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.46%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.64%.
Shares of the power company have depreciated by 2.8% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Utilities sector's gain of 1.48%, and the S&P 500's gain of 0.61%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of NRG Energy in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on August 4, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $1.78, marking a 5.95% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $6.06 billion, down 10.14% from the year-ago period.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $8.89 per share and a revenue of $31.65 billion, indicating changes of +10.16% and +3.04%, respectively, from the former year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for NRG Energy. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.98% lower. At present, NRG Energy boasts a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Looking at its valuation, NRG Energy is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 16.08. This signifies a discount in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 18.53 for its industry.
The Utility - Electric Power industry is part of the Utilities sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 165, placing it within the bottom 33% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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