NRG Energy Inc

Institutional investors decreased their positions in NRG Energy (NRG) in June 2016.

NRG Energy is a US-based integrated retail electricity and wholesale power-generation firm. The company has 2.5 million residential customers across the US.

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Currently, NRG Energy (NRG) stock is trading at a forward PE ratio of 8.5x based on its estimated EPS in 2019.

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Exelon Corporation’s (EXC) stock has been hammered in the last six years. In 2008, the stock was trading at ~$90 per share. Early this year, the stock was available at less than $27 per share.

In recent years, Duke Energy (DUK) made its intent very clear. It concentrates on its regulated utilities—its core business—instead of other areas. The regulated utilities business is Duke’s strength.

Electricity is the backbone of a nation’s progress. All of the industries need electricity to operate—directly or indirectly. When a business flourishes, the electricity consumption increases.

NextEra Energy is a Florida-based power company. Its subsidiaries are Florida Light & Power and NextEra Energy Resources.

Elliott Management, the activist shareholder whose involvement doubled NRG Energy (NRG) stock in the last year, has exited NRG.

Currently, NRG Energy (NRG) stock is trading at an EV-to-EBITDA valuation of 12x—compared to its five-year historical valuation of around 11x.

SunPower (SPWR) reports its revenue under the power plant, residential, and commercial segments. The latter two segments are together called the distributed generation segments.

Henry Hub benchmark natural gas prices came in at $2.92 per MMBtu for the week ended September 9, 2016, compared to $2.85 per MMBtu for the previous week.

Natural gas prices and coal’s market share in electricity generation are related. When natural gas prices fall, coal loses market share. It becomes more economical to use natural gas for power generation.

NRG Energy (NRG) earns revenues in three primary ways across its segments: energy sales, capacity sales, and retail sales.