NRG Energy Inc’s filing revealed that its EVP & CFO Chung Bruce unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.95 million on Jan 13 ’25. In the deal valued at $97.63 per share,20,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Chung Bruce now holds 69,454 shares worth roughly $5.97 million.
Then, WOO-SUNG CHUNG bought 20,000 shares, generating $1,952,618 in total proceeds.
Before that, Gaudette Robert J sold 60,000 shares. NRG Energy Inc shares valued at $5,484,600 were divested by the Exec VP, NRG Business at a price of $91.41 per share. As a result of the transaction, Gaudette Robert J now holds 64,448 shares, worth roughly $5.54 million.
Goldman initiated its NRG Energy Inc [NRG] rating to a Buy in a research note published on April 04, 2025; the price target was $129. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Evercore ISI’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late January from “an In-line” to “an Outperform”. Jefferies also remained covering NRG and has increased its forecast on November 26, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Jefferies started covering the stock on September 13, 2024. It rated NRG as “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of NRG
On Tuesday, NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG] saw its stock fall -1.54% to $85.90. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -12.82%. NRG Energy Inc shares have fallen nearly -4.79% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 18.04% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $117.26 was reached on 02/27/25, a 52-week low of $65.11 was recorded on 04/07/25. SMA at 50 days reached $99.60, while 200 days put it at $90.59.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For NRG Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 82.82, which if violated will result in even more drops to 79.75. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 90.53. A further resistance level may holdings at 95.17. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 38.86, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -10.14, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 74.30%. Stochastics %K at 21.35% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in NRG Energy Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in NRG Energy Inc stocks on 2025-03-14, dropping by -1.17 million shares to a total of 7.44 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 8.61 million shares. There was a decline of -15.71%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on January 23, 2024 when Wells Fargo began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating along with a $65 price target.
