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title: "NRG Energy (NRG) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/nrg
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-09-29
ticker: NRG
sector: "Utilities"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# NRG Energy (NRG) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "NRG Energy (NRG) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/nrg
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## Key facts

- As of September 29, 2026, NRG Energy (NRG) trades at $97.17, down 41.2% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $96.73 to $189.96; the price is 48.8% below that high.
- It sits 31.5% below its 200-day average of $141.88, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 40.0% annualized, which we rate high risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 25.3 and a dividend yield of 1.96%.

## About NRG Energy

NRG Energy (NRG) is a utilities company operating in utilities—independent power producers. Returns tend to track regulation, capex efficiency, and interest-rate sensitivity. Follow price action, market risk, and comparative valuation signals to support portfolio decisions.

## What the chart is saying

In a downtrend, below both moving averages.

- Price is 16.8% below its 50-day average and 31.5% below its 200-day.
- RSI at 32 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $121.00 (+24.5%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $127.72, 31.4% above the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).
- Resistance near $121.00, 24.5% above the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/nrg