NRG Energy Inc vs Verisign, Inc. — how do they compare? NRG Energy Inc trades at $132.3 (market cap $27.55B), while Verisign, Inc. trades at $277.5 (market cap $25.26B). The key difference: NRG Energy Inc and Verisign, Inc. are close in size by market cap, and NRG Energy Inc pays the higher dividend (1.46%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NRG | VRSN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.55B | $25.26B |
Sector | Utilities | Technology |
52-Week High | $184.03 | $310.00 |
52-Week Low | $120.65 | $211.49 |
Enterprise Value | $51.38B | $26.50B |
Dividend Yield | 1.46% | 1.17% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →Verisign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical Internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating two of the world's 13 root servers that are used to route Internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its Security Services business, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.
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