NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) is a Independent Power Producers company in the Utilities sector, currently trading at $170.96. It has a SharesGrow Score of 53/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of NRG = $59.83 (-65% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is NRG = $196 (+14.9% upside).
Valuation: NRG trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 36 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.68.
Financials: revenue is $30.7B, -0.6%/yr average growth. Net income is $864M, growing at +172.4%/yr. Net profit margin is 2.8% (thin). Gross margin is 21.8% (+9.1 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $16.8B against $1.7B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 9.97, leveraged). Current ratio is 1.64 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 57.5%. Total assets: $29.1B.
Analyst outlook: 17 / 26 analysts rate NRG as buy (65%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 53/100 (Partial), Growth 58/100 (Partial), Past 75/100 (Partial), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 63/100 (Partial), Future 61/100 (Pass), Income 30/100 (Fail).
