NRG Energy Inc vs Sibanye Stillwater Ltd — how do they compare? NRG Energy Inc trades at $132.3 (market cap $27.55B), while Sibanye Stillwater Ltd trades at $8.59 (market cap $5.66B). The key difference: NRG Energy Inc is far larger — about 4.9× Sibanye Stillwater Ltd's market cap, and Sibanye Stillwater Ltd pays the higher dividend (3.89%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NRG | SBSW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.55B | $5.66B |
Sector | Utilities | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $184.03 | $21.12 |
52-Week Low | $120.65 | $7.27 |
Enterprise Value | $51.38B | $7.28B |
Dividend Yield | 1.46% | 3.89% |
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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 →Sibanye Stillwater Ltd is a South Africa-focused mining company. The Group currently owns and operates five underground and surface gold operations in South Africa: the Cooke, DRDGOLD, Driefontein, and Kloof operations in the West Witwatersrand region, and the Beatrix Operation in the southern Free State province. In addition to mining, the company owns and manages extraction and processing facilities at its operations, where gold-bearing ore is treated and beneficiated to produce gold dore. The gold dore is further refined at Rand Refinery into gold bars with a purity of at least 99.5% and is then sold on international markets. Sibanye holds a 44% interest in Rand Refinery, global refiners of gold, and the largest in Africa. Rand Refinery markets gold to customers around the world.
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