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NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) stock analysis

$99.80+2.00%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • NRG lost 2.9% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 370th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −39.7%, 55.5 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 45.6% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 0 analysts raised earnings estimates and 1 cut; forward EPS moved −2.6% (−6.9% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Retail power segment of the Utilities & Power Grid, where the 1-month median return is −2.9%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate downtrend · Decline (since Oct 20, 2026).
Market cap$21.0B
12-month return−39.7%
Forward P/E8.9×
Mean target vs price+85.9%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

NRG−2.9%
Sector median+2.0%
S&P 5000.0%
NRG−30.0%
Sector median−6.9%
S&P 500+4.7%
NRG−33.1%
Sector median−6.3%
S&P 500+8.7%
NRG−39.7%
Sector median−4.4%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500370 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Utilities87 / 96

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate downtrend · DeclineConfirmed

Holding since Oct 20, 2026

  • Close below EMA20 below EMA50
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Some swings conflict with the averages
This pattern on this stock

74 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +2.6%, positive 64% of the time, against +1.8% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$10.90
30-day change−2.6%
90-day change−6.9%
Mean target$185.50 +85.9%
Raised (30d) 0Cut (30d) 1

16 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Utilities & Power Grid · Networks & retail

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Supplied by
Competitive generation+2.8%
CEG+2.8%1 monthVST+11.2%1 monthAES+1.0%1 month
Its segment
Retail power−2.9%
NRG−2.9%1 month

Retail power services depend on customer retention and procurement costs.

Sells into
Data centers, homes & industry+2.9%
MSFT+7.0%1 monthAMZN+2.9%1 monthGOOGL−4.7%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−48.1%
Volatility, 60D56.6%
From 52-week high−45.6%
From 52-week low+4.8%
Trailing P/E26.0×
Forward P/E8.9×

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