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NRG

NYQ:NRG US6293775085
66
  • Value
    36
  • Growth
    84
  • Safety
    Safety
    8
  • Combined
    27
  • Sentiment
    99
  • 360° View
    360° View
    66
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Company Description

NRG Energy, Inc. is an energy and home services company. It operates in the energy and home services industries, with brands like NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, and Vivint. It serves customers across the United States and Canada. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $28,717 million, profits of $6,030 million, and revenue of $28,130 million, with 15,637 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 66 (better than 66% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock NRG are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for NRG. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 84, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 84% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 99, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 99% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 36, which means that the share price of NRG is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 64% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 8, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 92% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country USA
Industry Electric Utilities
Size X-Large
Website nrg.com
Index
S&P 500
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Last update: 7-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
36 46 70 87
Growth
84 100 56 65
Safety
Safety
8 21 79 45
Sentiment
99 37 22 47
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66 50 70 75
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
69 72 54 46
Opinions Change
50 56 50 32
Pro Holdings
n/a 25 22 47
Market Pulse
89 20 29 68
Sentiment
99 37 22 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
36 46 70 87
Growth
84 100 56 65
Safety Safety
8 21 79 45
Combined
27 61 92 77
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
89 95 100 100
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
52 68 95 97
Price vs. Book (P/B)
9 7 19 28
Dividend Yield
1 9 20 77
Value
36 46 70 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
88 60 10 1
Profit Growth
79 100 84 94
Capital Growth
8 68 4 100
Stock Returns
79 99 97 23
Growth
84 100 56 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
3 5 18 1
Refinancing
60 92 89 93
Liquidity
22 1 88 58
Safety Safety
8 21 79 45

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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