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NRG Energy, Inc.

$NRG·$23B·Independent Power Producers·Utilities
$103.75+0.9%YTD-33.7%1Y-38.9%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
NRNRG
$NRGNRG Energy, Inc.
$103.75+0.87%370 posts1×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $NRG on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

370X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $NRG's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-10-02

NRG is bullish on a technical reload setup — the stock is testing the weekly SMA200 from the $92-95 zone, which the last touch produced a 5x bounce. Holders quip "my view as an $NRG holder" with the Blond_ish Miami gig vibe fueling the trade. The frame is "potential generational buying opportunity around the 200-day," with no visible bear voice in the thread.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $NRG — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersSelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

NRG at the 52-week low despite 20% YoY revenue growth — a weekly SMA200 touch is the only reason the technical crowd is bullish.

NRG Energy is one of the largest US independent power producers — Texas and PJM capacity, retail electricity, home services. The stock has fallen 41% YTD even as revenue accelerates, now at the 52-week low with a weekly SMA200 touch as the technical bull call.

  • Growth is accelerating: Q1 2026 revenue of $10.3B at +20% YoY after +14% in Q4 — the demand side is working, with 2027 consensus revenue of $35.3B and 2028 at $36.6B.
  • EPS has been missing: last four prints -12%, -16%, +6%, +29% — operating-margin volatility (3-5%) is the structural concern, which is what the market is punishing more than the top line.
  • The capital structure is a tell: 4.8x debt-to-equity means every rate shock disproportionately hits NRG — the stock sits at 2% of its 52-week range because the market is pricing both the rate pressure and continued margin volatility.

A Nov 5 Q3 print with operating margins above 5% and a 2027 guide tracking consensus $11 EPS restarts the setup; another EPS miss or a rate shock and the breakdown extends toward the $85 handle.

Agrees with X sentimentX correctly flags the weekly SMA200 reload setup — the technical framing is honest, and the last touch produced a 5x bounce. The crowd under-weights the operating-margin volatility (3-5%) and the 4.8x debt-to-equity that makes NRG a disproportionately rate-sensitive utility.

What to watch: Nov 5 Q3 earnings — operating margin above 5%, 2027 EPS guide tracking consensus $11, and any update on Texas and PJM capacity-market pricing. A guide cut or a rate shock extends the breakdown; a clean beat plus a weekly SMA200 hold re-rates it.

On the calendar: 2026-11-05 — Q3 2026 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates competitive power generation and retail electricity brands (Reliant, Green Mountain) for residential and commercial customers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Independent Power Producers sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $NRG.

Independent Power Producers · Utilities

No material change from last week — AI datacenter power demand is creating a scarcity premium for 24/7 clean baseload capacity, uniquely advantaging nuclear IPPs.

What this means for $NRG

Neutral — Operates competitive power generation and retail electricity brands (Reliant, Green Mountain) for residential and commercial customers.

Industry benchmark

6-name peer basket
-19.6%YTD
-34.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
116.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
3.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
3.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-1.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
8.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
17.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
4.8Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 4, 2026$1.49$1.69-11.8%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$1.48$1.77-16.4%
Q4 2025Feb 24, 2026$1.03$0.97+6.0%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$2.75$2.14+28.5%
Next earningsThu, Nov 5·consensus EPS $3.17

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$10.3B+20.0%8.3%2.5%$0.52$-486.0M
Q4 FY25$7.8B+13.7%32.8%3.2%$0.26$-175.0M
Q3 FY25$7.6B+5.7%13.5%5.5%$0.70$230.0M
Q2 FY25$6.7B+1.2%16.5%0.6%$-0.62$73.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 8 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$35.1B$35.0B – $35.2B$8.89$8.25 – $9.266
FY27$35.3B$21.1B – $42.5B$11.07$10.54 – $11.646
FY28$36.6B$33.4B – $41.7B$12.81$10.18 – $15.248
FY29$37.1B$32.2B – $41.5B$14.68$12.13 – $16.936
FY30$38.2B$33.1B – $42.8B$17.15$14.18 – $19.796

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.11%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-5.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-24.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 209.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.165-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellSep 8Spencer Gerald AlfredSVP & Chief Accounting Officer1.6K sh$191KSellJul 15Virginia KinneyExec VP, Chief Admin Officer11.1K sh$1.6MSellJun 15Virginia KinneyExec VP, Chief Admin Officer20.0K sh$2.6M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 133
AI summary

Caroline Golin, EVP and Chief Growth & Policy Officer at NRG Energy (NRG), filed an initial Form 3 disclosing her beneficial ownership as of August 6, 2026. She directly owns 6,942 shares of common stock (including RSUs and dividend equivalent rights). She also holds Relative Performance Stock Units in multiple tranches under NRG's Long Term Incentive Plan, vesting subject to performance conditions in future years. This is a companion filing to the same-day Form 3 from fellow NRG officer Scott Barton Hart, suggesting both executives recently became Section 16 reporting persons together, likely upon promotion or new role appointment.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 133
AI summary

Scott Barton Hart, EVP and President of NRG Business at NRG Energy (NRG), filed an initial Form 3 disclosing his beneficial ownership as of August 6, 2026. He directly owns 20,224 shares of common stock (including 3,988 RSUs and 92 dividend equivalent rights) and holds 1,982 shares indirectly through a trust. He also holds four tranches of Relative Performance Stock Units totaling 15,964 units vesting between January 2027 and June 2029, subject to performance conditions. This is a routine Section 16 initial ownership disclosure for a newly reportable executive at the large-cap power and energy company.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 133
AI summary

Matthew Pistner, EVP and President of NRG Wholesale at NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG), filed a Form 3 (Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership) on August 13, 2026, with an event date of August 6, 2026. Pistner directly holds 48,359 shares of NRG common stock, including 5,115 Restricted Stock Units and 118 Dividend Equivalent Rights. He also holds four tranches of Relative Performance Stock Units contingent on NRG's performance: 7,725 RPSUs vesting January 2, 2027; 4,421 vesting January 2, 2028; 2,996 vesting January 2, 2029; and 3,952 vesting June 15, 2029. The Form 3 signals either a new executive appointment or a change in reporting status, and the substantial RPSU position aligns Pistner's compensation with NRG's long-term stock performance.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 33
AI summary

A new insider filed a Form 3 with the SEC, disclosing initial beneficial ownership of NRG securities. This filing is required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act within 10 days of becoming a reporting person (officer, director, or 10%+ holder). The filing reports 4 shares of icial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock,. Form 3 filings establish a baseline ownership record for subsequent Form 4 (changes) and Form 5 (annual) filings, providing transparency into insider positions at NRG.

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 218-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) filed an 8-K on May 21, 2026 disclosing a personnel change (Item 5.02) and a Regulation FD disclosure (Item 7.01). NRG Energy is a Houston, Texas-based integrated power company listed on the NYSE. The concurrent Reg FD filing likely includes an investor presentation accompanying the leadership change; an executive change at a large-cap power company is noteworthy depending on the role.

8-KShareholder voteMay 18-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

NRG held its annual meeting of stockholders around 2026-05-01 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 9 directors to the board. A non-binding say-on-pay vote on executive compensation was conducted. Independent auditor ratification was approved. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Apr 308-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

NRG disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-04-30). An executive departure and a new appointment are both reported. Chief Executive Officer As. Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

8-KMaterial agreementApr 288-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

NRG entered into a purchase agreement (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-04-28). Counterparty: Company, the guarantors named therein and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.. Size: approximately $500 million. Rate: 4.955%. Due 2031. Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

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