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NRG Energy (NRG)

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$79.57 - $189.96
$38.42B
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What is NRG Energy (NRG)?

NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the US, with 6 million customers. Vivint Smart Home, which NRG acquired in 2023, has 2 million home-services customers. NRG also is one of the largest US independent power producers, with 13 gigawatts of coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity primarily in Texas. The LS Power asset acquisition adds 13 GW of gas-fired power plants mostly in the Eastern US. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.

The NRG Energy (NRG) stock price has been falling

The NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) stock price today is , reflecting a NaN% move since the market opened. The company’s market capitalization stands at $38.42B, with a daily trading volume of shares. The previous closing price was .

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NRG FAQs

NRG is in the Utilities sector. Sector is a broad classification that groups companies based on their business activities, industry focus or economic function.

NRG is in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. Industry is a more specific classification within a sector, grouping companies that operate in a similar field and have closely related business models.

Over the past 52 weeks, NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) has traded between a low of $79.57 and a high of $189.96.

NRG is in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry group. Industry group is a further subdivision within an industry, grouping companies with even more closely related business models and operations. This helps investors analyze stocks at a more detailed level than sector and industry classifications alone.

NRG’s payout ratio is 0.44. Payout ratio is a financial metric used to measure the proportion of a company's earnings that are paid out as dividends to shareholders.

NRG’s trailing dividend yield is 1. Trailing dividend yield is a financial metric used to measure the return on investment from a company's dividend payments over the past 12 months.

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