NRG Energy (NRG)

28.01 +0.29  +1.05%  May 17, 8:00PM
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NRG Energy Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.8315 for May 17, 2013
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NRG Energy Price / Sales Ratio TTM Chart

    NRG Energy Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 17, 2013 0.8315
    May 16, 2013 0.8228
    May 15, 2013 0.8315
    May 14, 2013 0.8214
    May 13, 2013 0.8074
    May 10, 2013 0.8068
    May 9, 2013 0.7976
    May 8, 2013 0.808
    May 7, 2013 0.813
    May 6, 2013 0.8205
    May 3, 2013 0.8196
    May 2, 2013 0.8059
    May 1, 2013 0.8193
    April 30, 2013 0.8273
    April 29, 2013 0.8294
    April 26, 2013 0.8288
    April 25, 2013 0.8306
    April 24, 2013 0.8276
    April 23, 2013 0.8157
    April 22, 2013 0.8136
    April 19, 2013 0.8092
    April 18, 2013 0.7908
    April 17, 2013 0.7837
    April 16, 2013 0.7946
    April 15, 2013 0.7831
       
    April 12, 2013 0.8056
    April 11, 2013 0.8095
    April 10, 2013 0.8074
    April 9, 2013 0.7994
    April 8, 2013 0.7943
    April 5, 2013 0.7822
    April 4, 2013 0.7834
    April 3, 2013 0.7822
    April 2, 2013 0.7902
    April 1, 2013 0.7866
    March 28, 2013 0.7321
    March 27, 2013 0.7252
    March 26, 2013 0.713
    March 25, 2013 0.71
    March 22, 2013 0.7125
    March 21, 2013 0.7111
    March 20, 2013 0.718
    March 19, 2013 0.7177
    March 18, 2013 0.7216
    March 15, 2013 0.721
    March 14, 2013 0.7149
    March 13, 2013 0.7011
    March 12, 2013 0.70
    March 11, 2013 0.6967
    March 8, 2013 0.6876

    About Price to Sales Ratio

    The price to sales ratio (PS ratio) is calculated by dividing stock price by the revenue per share. It is most useful for comparing companies within a sector or industry because "normal" values for this ratio vary from industry to industry. In general, low price to sales ratios are more appealing because they suggest that a company is undervalued.

    An example illustrating why PS ratios should not be compared across industries: On June 21, 2010, Starbucks had a PS ratio of 1.12 while Yahoo! had a PS ratio of 2.56. In other words, Yahoo! shareholders were paying $2.56 for $1 of sales while Starbucks shareholders would only pay $1.12 for $1 of sales. However, at that same moment, the two companies' price to earnings ratios were virtually identical (Starbucks: 28.09 and Yahoo!: 27.78). Hence, shareholders were paying nearly the same amount for $1.00 in earnings. The PS ratios, though, are less comparable since Yahoo!'s profit margins are much higher than that of Starbucks.
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    NRG Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

    Companies
    Calpine 1.801
    U.S. Geothermal 2.623
    TransAlta Corporation 1.707

    NRG Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 82nd percentile
    1291 of 7590
    Sector 94th percentile
    7 of 124 in Utilities
    Industry 90th percentile
    1 of 11 in Utilities - Independent Power Producers

    NRG Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.3779 Apr 16 2012
    Maximum 2.053 Jun 16 2008
    Average 0.7355