NRG Energy (NRG)

15.33 -0.39  -2.48%  May 30, 5:20PM Go Pro
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NRG Energy Valuation

No matter how good a company is, if the price that you pay to buy it is too high, you won't make much money. These valuation metrics should give you a sense of reasonable prices, but be careful with them. Always seek to understand why a valuation is changing over time.

Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

NRG 0.3902
AES 0.5289
PGN 1.818
FE 1.157

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

NRG 16.66
AES 53.52
PGN 29.72
FE 16.62

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

NRG 0.4573
AES 0.9020
PGN 1.604
FE 1.453

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

EV / EBIT Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest and taxes if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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NRG News

CEO Pay: Finally Worth It?
May 23, 11:04AM Fool
Utilities Sector Wrap
May 15, 4:40PM Fox Business
Looking to trade $NRG on the short side next week due to a pullback to value in a downtrend on the weekly chart
about 18 days ago by GM_Capital
$$ $SPY 3DayCharts: Good: $DNB $NRG $CNP $BIIB $GNW Bad: $CSCO $STZ $KSS $LMT $GWW $STUDY
about 19 days ago by stockspot
Utilities Sector Wrap
May 10, 4:38PM Fox Business
RT @1nvestor Look to the Left http://stks.co/3kcL $NRG $STUDY
about 21 days ago by dt911
Utilities Sector Wrap
May 04, 4:37PM Fox Business
Listen to $NRG Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 09:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3e6N
about 27 days ago by earningscast
http://stks.co/3ahO $NRG on watch list $QQQ $SPY
about 30 days ago by Emb1990
$NRG doesn't look to too bad - what do you think @michelemosc
about 35 days ago by BenCBanks
$$ $SPY 3DayCharts: Good: $SUN $BMC $SAI $NRG $TRV Bad: $DGX $MCHP $JDSU $SPLS $AMD $STUDY
about 37 days ago by stockspot
Look to the Left | via @1nvestor http://stks.co/3S43 $NRG
about 38 days ago by STNet
Look to the Left http://stks.co/3S1t $NRG $STUDY
about 38 days ago by 1nvestor
$NRG http://stks.co/3OC9 Good volume today. above todays high a test of the 20sma looks next.
about 43 days ago by ProlongWealth
$NRG http://stks.co/3O60 $NRG may have bottomed...notes on chart.
about 43 days ago by greatstockpix
$SPY $SPX $ES_F Worst YTD S&P 500 Performers in descending order $FTR $SVU $NEM $NRG $COG $ANR $ERTS $GT $APOL $FSLR http://dcl.sr/11z
about 43 days ago by AlecYoungSPCIQ
$NRG New 52 Week Low - Crossed daily lows support.
about 44 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$NRG New 52 Week Low - Crossed daily lows support.
about 47 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
5-day Shorts $WCG $TTEK outperformed longs $MDRX $NRG for avg profit of 1.25% in 5 days! Go TE Mkt Neutral! http://stks.co/3I1B
about 50 days ago by TrendExhaustion
$NRG New 52 Week Low - Crossed daily lows support.
about 50 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
5 Stocks Slump to 52-Week Lows ow.ly/aah1R via @azendrian $EXC $ACI $NRG $CLD $PVA #52WeekLow
about 51 days ago by TheStreet
5 Stocks Slump to 52-Week Lows ow.ly/aah1R My story via @TheStreet $EXC $ACI $NRG $CLD $PVA #52WeekLow
about 51 days ago by azendrian
$NRG http://stks.co/3EKx Notes on chart.
about 56 days ago by greatstockpix
$NRG and $CSX still in the green this morning.
about 56 days ago by abubnic
$NRG one of my few green stocks today. Upgraded to "outperform" at Macquarie with a price target of $19.
about 56 days ago by abubnic
$NRG http://stks.co/3C0T NRG notes on chart.
about 58 days ago by greatstockpix
$SPX components with an RSI(2) <5: $BBY $NRG $GME $SUN $TSO $GT $AZO $SPLS http://stks.co/3AIo
about 60 days ago by Attitrade

Recent Quotes

Symbol Price Chg Chg % Market Cap
NRG 15.33 -0.39 -2.48% 3.579B
NRF 5.215 -0.17 -3.07% 597.61M
NR 5.855 -0.12 -2.09% 548.66M
NPBC 8.80 -0.14 -1.57% 1.361B
NP 26.05 -0.69 -2.58% 419.28M
NOVBD 13.00 +0.02 +0.15%
NOVB 13.00 +0.02 +0.15% 88.79M
NOV 67.19 -2.79 -3.99% 29.69B
NOR 7.88 -0.32 -3.90% 552.60M
NOOF 1.74 +0.03 +1.75% 27.68M
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