NRG Energy Inc vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? NRG Energy Inc trades at $132.3 (market cap $27.55B), while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $44.86. The key difference: NRG Energy Inc pays a 1.46% dividend while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, NRG Energy Inc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NRG | XLU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.55B | — |
Sector | Utilities | — |
52-Week High | $184.03 | $47.73 |
52-Week Low | $120.65 | $41.31 |
Enterprise Value | $51.38B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.46% | — |
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 →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.
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