NRG Energy Inc vs Trade Desk Inc — how do they compare? NRG Energy Inc trades at $121.21 (market cap $24.83B), while Trade Desk Inc trades at $13.49 (market cap $6.37B). The key difference: NRG Energy Inc is far larger — about 3.9× Trade Desk Inc's market cap, and NRG Energy Inc pays a 1.61% dividend while Trade Desk Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NRG | TTD | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $24.83B | $6.37B |
Sector | Utilities | Technology |
52-Week High | $184.03 | $55.36 |
52-Week Low | $117.04 | $13.39 |
Enterprise Value | $48.79B | $5.32B |
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 →The Trade Desk Inc is engaged in providing a technology platform for ad buyers. Through its cloud-based platform ad buyers can create, manage, and optimize data-driven digital advertising campaigns across ad formats and channels, including display, video, audio, in-app, native and social, on a multitude of devices. Its products include Data Management Platform, Cross-Device Targeting, Video Advertising, Mobile Advertising, and others.
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