Fortinet Inc vs NRG Energy Inc — how do they compare? Fortinet Inc trades at $160.72 (market cap $118.78B), while NRG Energy Inc trades at $121 (market cap $24.83B). The key difference: Fortinet Inc is far larger — about 4.8× NRG Energy Inc's market cap, and NRG Energy Inc pays a 1.61% dividend while Fortinet Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| FTNT | NRG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $118.78B | $24.83B |
Sector | Technology | Utilities |
52-Week High | $168.29 | $184.03 |
52-Week Low | $75.23 | $117.04 |
Enterprise Value | $115.21B | $48.79B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.61% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Fortinet is a cybersecurity vendor that sells products, support, and services to small and midsize businesses, enterprises, and government entities. Its products include unified threat management appliances, firewalls, network security, and its security platform, Security Fabric. Services revenue is primarily from FortiGuard security subscriptions and FortiCare technical support. At the end of 2021, products were 38% of revenue and services were 62% of sales. The California-based company sells products worldwide.
Read more on FTNT →NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the U.S., with 7 million customers, including its 2021 acquisition of Direct Energy. It also is one of the largest U.S. independent power producers, with 16 gigawatts of nuclear, coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity primarily in Texas. Since 2018, NRG has divested its 47% stake in NRG Yield, among other renewable energy and conventional generation investments. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.
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