NRG Energy Inc (NRG): Today's Featured Utilities Laggard
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) pushed the Utilities sector lower today making it today's featured Utilities laggard. The sector as a whole closed the day down 0.1%. By the end of trading, NRG Energy fell 54 cents (-2.7%) to $19.67 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 7.5 million shares of NRG Energy exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.3 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $19.62-$20.19 after having opened the day at $20.07 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $20.21. Other companies within the Utilities sector that declined today were:
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), down 6.1%,
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), down 5.4%,
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), down 5%, and
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), down 3.3%.
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NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated wholesale power generation and retail electricity company. The company engages in the ownership, development, construction, expansion, modification, refurbishment, and operation of power generation facilities. NRG Energy has a market cap of $4.69 billion and is part of the utilities industry. The company has a P/E ratio of -73.3, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 13.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are six analysts that rate NRG Energy a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and one rates it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates NRG Energy as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, good cash flow from operations and growth in earnings per share. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including disappointing return on equity, poor profit margins and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full NRG Energy Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
Clean Energy Fuels Corporation
(
), up 10.8%,
China Hydroelectric Corporation
(
), up 8.4%,
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), up 4.1%, and
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), up 2.6%, were all gainers within the utilities sector with
(
) being today's featured utilities sector leader.
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) while those bearish on the utilities sector could consider
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