NRG Energy, Inc. · NYSE (us_market)
Utilities · Utilities - Independent Power Producers · United States
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through the Texas, East, West/Other, Vivint Smart Home, and Corporate Activities segments. The company offers retail electricity, energy management, demand response and virtual power plant programs, carbon offsets, smart home security, and automation services. It also offers system power, distributed and backup generation, energy storage, energy management, renewable and low-carbon products, and carbon management solutions for large business and commercial customers; a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions; and generation portfolio includes fossil fuel and renewable generation assets diversified by fuel type and dispatch level, with ongoing development of new natural gas and renewable projects. In addition, the company trades in power, natural gas, and related products; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It offers its products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. It serves residential, commercial, government, industrial, data center, and wholesale customers. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
| Event Period | Drawdown | Buy Point (Bottom) | Sell Point (Peak) | ticker.setupCols.buyScore | ticker.setupCols.sellScore | Max Return | Algo Return |
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DROP2026-02-24$184.03 RISE2026-03-30$141.23 PEAK2026-04-14$170.96 49d | -23.3% 34d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +21.1% 15d | Missed |
DROP2025-10-29$178.50 RISE2026-01-08$143.53 PEAK2026-02-24$184.03 118d | -19.6% 71d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +28.2% 47d | Missed |
DROP2025-08-04$173.91 RISE2025-08-25$144.77 PEAK2025-10-29$178.50 86d | -16.8% 21d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +23.3% 65d | Missed |
DROP2025-02-26$113.33 RISE2025-04-04$83.61 PEAK2025-06-27$162.67 121d | -26.2% 37d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +94.6% 84d | Missed |
DROP2024-05-24$86.00 RISE2024-08-05$68.89 PEAK2024-10-04$95.35 133d | -19.9% 73d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +38.4% 60d | Missed |
DROP2022-11-11$45.40 RISE2023-03-15$30.82 PEAK2023-04-13$35.91 153d | -32.1% 124d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +16.5% 29d | Missed |
DROP2022-11-11$45.40 RISE2023-01-19$31.03 PEAK2023-04-13$35.91 153d | -31.7% 69d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +15.7% 84d | Missed |
DROP2022-11-11$45.40 RISE2022-12-16$31.05 PEAK2023-02-15$35.83 96d | -31.6% 35d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +15.4% 61d | Missed |
DROP2022-05-25$46.85 RISE2022-09-30$38.27 PEAK2022-11-11$45.40 170d | -18.3% 128d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +18.6% 42d | Missed |
DROP2022-05-25$46.85 RISE2022-07-18$35.59 PEAK2022-09-15$44.86 113d | -24.0% 54d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +26.0% 59d | Missed |
DROP2021-12-31$43.08 RISE2022-04-29$35.90 PEAK2022-05-25$46.85 145d | -16.7% 119d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +30.5% 26d | Missed |
DROP2021-12-31$43.08 RISE2022-03-23$36.30 PEAK2022-05-25$46.85 145d | -15.7% 82d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +29.1% 63d | Missed |
DROP2021-09-02$45.67 RISE2021-11-09$34.89 PEAK2021-12-31$43.08 120d | -23.6% 68d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +23.5% 52d | Missed |
DROP2021-03-15$43.93 RISE2021-05-28$32.15 PEAK2021-08-24$43.95 162d | -26.8% 74d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +36.7% 88d | Missed |
DROP2020-08-18$36.09 RISE2020-11-20$30.54 PEAK2021-02-10$43.08 176d | -15.4% 94d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +41.1% 82d | Missed |
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| 30d | 90d | YTD | 1y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRG | -12.58% | -23.64% | -15.80% | -14.00% |
| XLU | -4.58% | -6.23% | +4.05% | +8.45% |
| Alpha (stock − sector) | -8.00% | -17.41% | -19.85% | -22.44% |
| Fund | Style | Shares | Value | % of Port | Change vs. last quarter | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FidelityFMR | fundamental | 17.41M | $2.54B | 0.13% | Added+11.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| StateStreet | passive | 11.77M | $1.72B | 0.06% | Added+8.3% | 2026-03-31 |
| Wellington | fundamental | 1.27M | $186.14M | 0.03% | Added+44.8% | 2026-03-31 |
| DEShaw | quant | 954.3K | $139.46M | 0.08% | Trimmed-40.8% | 2026-03-31 |
| Bridgewater | macro | 588.5K | $86.00M | 0.38% | Added+54.5% | 2026-03-31 |
| Citadel | multi-strat | 274.8K | $40.16M | 0.05% | Added+2842.2% | 2026-03-31 |
| TwoSigma | quant | 5.6K | $818.82K | 0.00% | New | 2026-03-31 |
| TRowePrice | fundamental | 751.6K | $109.84K | 0.01% | Trimmed-20.1% | 2026-03-31 |
| Filed | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | ZLOTNIK MARCIE | Director | A Grant / award | 22 | — | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Pruner Alexandra | Director | A Grant / award | 96 | — | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Pourbaix Alexander J | Director | A Grant / award | 31 | — | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Kapoor Sanjay | Director | A Grant / award | 4 | — | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Donohue Elisabeth B | Director | A Grant / award | 73 | — | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Cox Heather | Director | A Grant / award | 79 | — | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Carter Matthew Jr | Director | A Grant / award | 129 | — | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Carrillo Antonio | Director | A Grant / award | 58 | — | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Liyanearachchi Dak | Exec VP, Chief Technology Ofc. | A Grant / award | 22 | — | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Kinney Virginia | Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer | A Grant / award | 30 | — | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Curci Brian | Exec VP & General Counsel | A Grant / award | 40 | — | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Bentley Brad | Exec VP, Pres NRG Consumer | A Grant / award | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Spencer Gerald Alfred | SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | A Grant / award | 13 | — | — |
| 2026-05-04 | Gaudette Robert J | President & CEO | A Grant / award(deriv) | 32,602 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-04 | Gaudette Robert J | President & CEO | A Grant / award | 47 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-04 | Chung Bruce | EVP & CFO | A Grant / award(deriv) | 13,423 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-04 | Chung Bruce | EVP & CFO | A Grant / award | 57 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-17 | Kinney Virginia | Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer | S Open-market sale | 5,000 | $156.65 | −$783.3K |
| 2026-03-04 | Nanus David | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 1,829,269 | $164.00 | −$300.00M |
| 2026-03-04 | Nanus David | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 14,300,000 | $164.00 | −$2.35B |
| 2026-03-04 | LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 1,829,269 | $164.00 | −$300.00M |
| 2026-03-04 | LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 14,300,000 | $164.00 | −$2.35B |
| 2026-02-10 | Kapoor Sanjay | Director | A Grant / award | 1,453 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-02-04 | Cox Heather | Director | A Grant / award | 81 | — | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Carter Matthew Jr | Director | A Grant / award | 133 | — | — |
| Report Date | EPS Estimate | EPS Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06upcoming | 1.64 | — | — |
| 2026-05-06 | 1.73 | 1.49 | -14.04% |
| 2026-02-24 | 0.89 | 1.04 | +16.38% |
| 2025-11-06 | 2.13 | 2.78 | +30.73% |
| 2025-08-06 | 1.65 | 1.73 | +5.05% |
| 2025-05-12 | 1.69 | 2.68 | +58.83% |
| 2025-02-26 | 0.94 | 1.52 | +61.77% |
| 2024-11-08 | 1.95 | 1.85 | -4.95% |
| 2024-08-08 | 1.55 | 3.37 | +117.86% |
| 2024-05-07 | 0.93 | 0.90 | -3.08% |
| 2024-02-28 | 3.76 | 1.64 | -56.41% |
| 2023-11-02 | 4.00 | 1.41 | -64.73% |
| 2023-08-08 | 2.44 | 1.25 | -48.85% |
| 2023-05-04 | 1.20 | 0.71 | -41.00% |
| 2023-02-16 | 1.51 | 0.47 | -69.19% |
| 2022-11-07 | 1.08 | 0.29 | -73.02% |