North Dakota State Investment Board Buys Shares of 6,521 NRG Energy, Inc. $NRG

Posted by Brian Himes on May 21st, 2026

North Dakota State Investment Board bought a new stake in shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 6,521 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,038,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NRG. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of NRG Energy by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,880,954 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $790,471,000 after buying an additional 31,238 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of NRG Energy by 42.7% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,368,824 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $221,671,000 after buying an additional 409,776 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its position in shares of NRG Energy by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,225,329 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $198,442,000 after buying an additional 86,528 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its position in shares of NRG Energy by 47.8% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 958,982 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $155,307,000 after buying an additional 309,989 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of NRG Energy by 492.5% in the 2nd quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 883,781 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $141,918,000 after buying an additional 734,624 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

NRG Energy Stock Up 8.3%

NYSE:NRG opened at $133.98 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $28.27 billion, a PE ratio of 157.62 and a beta of 1.32. NRG Energy, Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.22 and a twelve month high of $189.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68. The company’s 50 day moving average is $150.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $157.98.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.78 by ($0.30). The company had revenue of $10.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.43 billion. NRG Energy had a return on equity of 70.67% and a net margin of 0.74%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.68 EPS. NRG Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. Analysts anticipate that NRG Energy, Inc. will post 8.94 EPS for the current year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.475 per share. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is currently 223.53%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NRG Energy news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 5,000 shares of NRG Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.65, for a total transaction of $783,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 55,495 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,693,291.75. The trade was a 8.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NRG has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Raymond James Financial set a $210.00 price objective on shares of NRG Energy in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of NRG Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Wolfe Research raised shares of NRG Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Evercore initiated coverage on shares of NRG Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $215.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on shares of NRG Energy from $203.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $199.46.

Read Our Latest Analysis on NRG Energy

NRG Energy Company Profile

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NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) is a U.S.-based integrated power company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company develops, owns and operates a diversified portfolio of power generation assets and participates in wholesale and retail energy markets. NRG supplies electricity to utilities, commercial and industrial customers, and retail consumers, while also providing energy-related products and services designed to manage consumption and support reliability.

NRG’s generation mix includes conventional thermal plants as well as renewable and distributed energy resources.