NRG Energy Inc’s recently made public 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 $11.2 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 $10.39 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 Monday, NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG] saw its stock jump 1.28% to $161.24. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 7.06%. NRG Energy Inc shares have risen nearly 78.72% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 90.84% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in NRG Energy Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in NRG Energy Inc stocks on 2025-04-30, growing by 0.35 million shares to a total of 7.21 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-31 was 6.86 million shares. There was a rise of 4.79%, which implies that there is a positive 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.
