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ETR vs NRG
Side-by-side comparison of Entergy Corporation (ETR) and NRG Energy Inc. (NRG): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ETR and NRG operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- ETR is the larger of the two at $47.97B, about 2.1x NRG ($22.83B).
- ETR has hit the wire 4 times in the past 4 weeks while NRG has been quiet.
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
Entergy Corporation
Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of electricity in the United States. The company generates electricity through gas/oil, nuclear, coal, hydro, and solar power sources. It operates in two segments, Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities. The company's Utility segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, including the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas. Its Entergy Wholesale Commodities segment engages in the ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants located in the northern United States; sale of electric power to wholesale customers; provision of services to other nuclear power plant owners; and owning interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell electric power to wholesale customers. It sells energy to retail power providers, utilities, electric power co-operatives, power trading organizations, and other power generation companies. The company's power plants have approximately 30,000 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity, which include 8,000 MW of nuclear power. The company delivers electricity to 3.0 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Entergy Corporation was incorporated in 1949 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
NRG Energy Inc.
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated power company in the United States. It operates through Texas, East, and West. The company is involved in the producing, selling, and delivering electricity and related products and services to 3.6 million residential, industrial, and commercial consumers. It generates electricity using natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, and battery storage. The company also provides system power, distributed generation, renewable products, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, demand response, energy efficiency, advisory, and on-site energy solutions; and carbon management and specialty services. In addition, it trades in electric power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Further, the company procures fuels; provides transportation services; and directly sells energy, services, and products and services to retail customers under the NRG, Reliant, Green Mountain Energy, Stream, XOOM Energy, and other brand names. As of December 31, 2020, it owns power generation portfolio with approximately 23,000 megawatts of capacity at 33 plants. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.
Latest ETR
- Borde named president and CEO of Entergy Texas
- US Energy Department awards Entergy $13.7M to strengthen grid reliability, support the region's growing communities
- Entergy Texas declares quarterly dividend on preferred stock
- "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules Viamontes Eliecer exercised 6,928 shares at a strike of $58.46 and sold $942,437 worth of shares (9,068 units at $103.93), decreasing direct ownership by 19% to 9,320 units (SEC Form 4)
- "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules Landreaux Laura R sold $594,720 worth of shares (5,600 units at $106.20), decreasing direct ownership by 20% to 22,589 units (SEC Form 4)
- Entergy Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events
- Director Ropp Ralph Lewis was granted 218 shares, increasing direct ownership by 6% to 3,641 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Puckett Karen A was granted 218 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.64% to 34,441 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Levenick Stuart L was granted 218 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.46% to 47,427 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Hyland M Elise was granted 218 shares, increasing direct ownership by 1% to 19,644 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest NRG
- SVP & Chief Accounting Officer Spencer Gerald Alfred sold $191,069 worth of shares (1,580 units at $120.93) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 20% to 6,213 units (SEC Form 4)
- Every Reliable Power Source Is Already Spoken For. What Comes Next?
- New insider Pistner Matthew claimed ownership of 48,359 shares (SEC Form 3)
- New insider Hart Scott Barton claimed ownership of 22,206 shares (SEC Form 3)
- New insider Golin Caroline claimed ownership of 6,942 shares (SEC Form 3)
- Director Donohue Elisabeth B was granted 81 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.28% to 29,131 units (SEC Form 4)
- Exec VP & General Counsel Curci Brian was granted 44 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.10% to 46,238 units (SEC Form 4)
- Exec VP, Chief Technology Ofc. Liyanearachchi Dak was granted 24 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.04% to 63,703 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Carter Matthew Jr was granted 149 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.34% to 43,693 units (SEC Form 4)
- President & CEO Gaudette Robert J was granted 53 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.08% to 64,069 units (SEC Form 4)