Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP Has $8.98 Million Stake in NRG Energy, Inc. $NRG

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) by 42.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 55,472 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 16,534 shares during the quarter. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP’s holdings in NRG Energy were worth $8,984,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of NRG. Holocene Advisors LP increased its stake in NRG Energy by 113.3% in the second quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 1,444,271 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $231,921,000 after purchasing an additional 767,014 shares in the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of NRG Energy by 492.5% during the 2nd quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 883,781 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $141,918,000 after purchasing an additional 734,624 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of NRG Energy by 4,470.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 614,524 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $99,521,000 after buying an additional 601,079 shares during the period. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in NRG Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $76,415,000. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. raised its stake in NRG Energy by 87.2% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 673,152 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $108,095,000 after buying an additional 313,482 shares during the period. 97.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting NRG Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting NRG Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue and cash-flow beat — Q4 revenue came in well above estimates and full‑year adjusted results showed strong cash generation and EBITDA, supporting the company’s ability to fund growth and returns. NRG Energy, Inc. Reports Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management set an ambitious target — NRG is targeting ~14% annual EPS growth through 2030 and said LS Power integration is outperforming expectations, which drove investor optimism about long‑term earnings power. NRG targets 14% annual EPS growth through 2030 as LS Power integration outperforms
• Positive Sentiment: Capacity and growth execution — Management highlighted that the company has materially expanded generation capacity (doubling its footprint), supporting higher contracted sales and data‑center deals that underpin the growth outlook. NRG Energy Doubles Generation Capacity and Targets 14% EPS Growth Through 2030
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings metrics are mixed — Some outlets report a modest EPS beat on adjusted basis (Zacks: $1.03 vs $1.01 est.), while GAAP and some consensus figures show variance; investors are parsing adjusted vs. GAAP differences. NRG Energy (NRG) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Guidance & shareholder returns — Management boosted shareholder return initiatives and provided 2026 guidance/longer-term targets; market impact depends on execution against those targets. NRG Energy Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Expectations
• Negative Sentiment: GAAP profit and EPS weakness — GAAP net income and reported EPS declined year‑over‑year (Q4 GAAP net income was relatively small), which keeps a portion of investors cautious about underlying profitability. NRG Posts Lower 4Q Profit Despite Increasing Demand
• Negative Sentiment: High leverage and execution risk — The company carries meaningful debt levels and investors will watch free‑cash‑flow conversion and integration execution to validate the growth targets; missed execution could reverse sentiment.

NRG Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NRG opened at $184.66 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.45. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $157.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $160.58. NRG Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $79.57 and a 1-year high of $184.84. The stock has a market cap of $39.64 billion, a PE ratio of 27.60 and a beta of 1.27.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.19 by ($0.15). NRG Energy had a return on equity of 103.57% and a net margin of 4.84%.The firm had revenue of $7.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.68 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.56 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that NRG Energy, Inc. will post 6.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NRG Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.475 dividend. This is a positive change from NRG Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.44. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.40%.

NRG Energy announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, November 6th that allows the company to buyback $3.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the utilities provider to purchase up to 9.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $153.00 price objective on NRG Energy in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of NRG Energy in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of NRG Energy from $198.00 to $181.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of NRG Energy from $185.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $188.45.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Bruce Chung sold 12,383 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.56, for a total transaction of $1,938,682.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 79,147 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,391,254.32. This trade represents a 13.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Brian Curci sold 60,580 shares of NRG Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.71, for a total value of $9,796,391.80. Following the sale, the vice president owned 93,089 shares in the company, valued at $15,053,422.19. This trade represents a 39.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 172,556 shares of company stock valued at $27,550,446 in the last 90 days. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NRG Energy Profile

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.