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What the tape says about NRG
NRG Energy is −21% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 44 points behind the market.
−21%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- −23%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 46
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −37%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $116.11
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- −19%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- −21%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +220%
- vs 50-day average$128.44
- −9.6%
- 52-week high
- $183.47
- 52-week low
- $111.77
- Annualised volatility
- 52%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$5.29B
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −27% |
| 2025 | +79% |
| 2024 | +79% |
| 2023 | +69% |
| 2022 | −23% |
| 2021 | +19% |
| 2020 | −2.1% |
| 2019 | +0.69% |
| 2018 | +40% |
| 2017 | +134% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +5.0% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.42% |
| Mar | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.9% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.3% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +5.3% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.5% |
| Jul | 11 | 6 of 11 | +3.3% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | +1.8% |
| Sep | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.22% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.7% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.7% |
| Dec | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.4% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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