NRG Energy Inc vs Palantir Technologies Inc — how do they compare? NRG Energy Inc trades at $121 (market cap $24.83B), while Palantir Technologies Inc trades at $171.83 (market cap $420.39B). The key difference: Palantir Technologies Inc is far larger — about 16.9× NRG Energy Inc's market cap, and NRG Energy Inc pays a 1.61% dividend while Palantir Technologies Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NRG | PLTR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $24.83B | $420.39B |
Sector | Utilities | Technology |
52-Week High | $184.03 | $207.18 |
52-Week Low | $117.04 | $107.27 |
Enterprise Value | $48.79B | $411.19B |
Dividend Yield | 1.61% | — |
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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.
Read more on NRG →Palantir Technologies provides organizations with solutions to manage large disparate data sets in an attempt to gain insight and drive operational outcomes. Founded in 2003, Palantir released its Gotham software platform in 2008, which focuses on the government intelligence and defense sectors. Palantir expanded into various commercial markets with its Foundry software platform in 2016 with the intent of becoming the data operating system for companies and industries. The Denver company had 125 customers as of its initial public offering and roughly splits its revenue between commercial and government customers.
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