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NRG vs PPL
Side-by-side comparison of NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) and PPL Corporation (PPL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both NRG and PPL operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- NRG is the larger of the two at $29.31B, about 1.1x PPL ($26.78B).
- Over the past year, NRG is down 9.4% and PPL is up 5.8% - PPL leads by 15.3 points.
- NRG has been more active in the news (14 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for PPL).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
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.
PPL Corporation
PPL Corporation, a utility holding company, delivers electricity and natural gas in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: U.K. Regulated, Kentucky Regulated, and Pennsylvania Regulated. It serves approximately 425,000 electric and 332,000 natural gas customers in Louisville and adjacent areas in Kentucky; 536,000 electric customers in central, southeastern, and western Kentucky; and 28,000 electric customers in five counties in southwestern Virginia. The company also provides electric delivery services to approximately 1.4 million customers in Pennsylvania; operates electricity distribution networks in the United Kingdom; generates electricity from coal, gas, hydro, and solar sources in Kentucky; and sells wholesale electricity to two municipalities in Kentucky. PPL Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Latest NRG
- Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer Kinney Virginia sold $2,550,420 worth of shares (20,000 units at $127.52) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 31% to 45,111 units (SEC Form 4)
- Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer Kinney Virginia exercised 16,955 shares at a strike of $7.67 and covered exercise/tax liability with 7,369 shares, increasing direct ownership by 17% to 65,111 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding obligation
- EVP & CFO Chung Bruce exercised 23,738 shares at a strike of $7.67 and covered exercise/tax liability with 13,409 shares, increasing direct ownership by 13% to 89,592 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- Director Wright Glenn Tracy was granted 1,422 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2,844% to 1,472 units (SEC Form 4)
- New insider Wright Glenn Tracy claimed ownership of 50 shares (SEC Form 3)
- Director Zlotnik Marcie was granted 1,422 shares, increasing direct ownership by 20% to 8,692 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Pruner Alexandra was granted 1,557 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 32,680 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Pourbaix Alexander J was granted 2,619 shares, increasing direct ownership by 15% to 19,837 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Donohue Elisabeth B was granted 1,499 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 29,050 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Kapoor Sanjay was granted 2,464 shares, increasing direct ownership by 169% to 3,921 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest PPL
- PPL Electric Utilities confirms continued support for rate case settlement following PUC approval
- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approves new distribution rates for PPL Electric Utilities prioritizing reliability, customer protections and long-term affordability
- BrightNight Announces Financial Close for Frontier, a 120 MW Solar Project Delivering Clean Power to Kentucky
- PPL to Pay Quarterly Stock Dividend July 1, 2026
- PPL Corporation delivers solid first-quarter 2026 earnings; reaffirms full‑year guidance and long‑term growth targets
- LG&E and KU collaborate with X-energy to explore nuclear energy
- LG&E and KU collaborate with X-energy to explore nuclear energy
- Churchill Downs Racetrack, LG&E and KU Team Up Green Energy Partnership for 152nd Kentucky Derby
- PPL Corporation to Conduct Webcast on First-Quarter 2026 Earnings Results
- PPL Electric Utilities reaches settlement in first distribution rate increase since 2016