Goldman Sachs Upgrades NRG Energy (NRG) to Buy; Exposure to Tight Texas Market

September 10, 2012 7:18 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Price: $27.17 -2.3%

Rating Summary:
    13 Buy, 2 Hold, 0 Sell

Rating Trend: Up Up

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 11 | Down: 18 | New: 13
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Goldman Sachs upgraded NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $25.00 (from $21.00).

Analyst, Neil Mehta, said, "We upgrade NRG to Buy given (1) leverage to improving power prices, (2) exposure to the favorable TX power market, and (3) strong FCF generation. We revise our valuation methodology from EV/EBITDA to a SOTP to better capture the equity value of NRG’s solar business."

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Shares of NRG Energy closed at $21.78 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $14.29-$24.12.


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