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NRG vs SO
Side-by-side comparison of NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) and Southern Company (SO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both NRG and SO operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- SO is the larger of the two at $102.99B, about 3.8x NRG ($26.95B).
- Over the past year, NRG is down 17.6% and SO is up 3.2% - SO leads by 20.7 points.
- NRG has been more active in the news (13 items in the past 4 weeks vs 6 for SO).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
NRG Energy Inc.
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated power company in the United States. It operates through Texas, East, and West. The company is involved in the producing, selling, and delivering electricity and related products and services to 3.6 million residential, industrial, and commercial consumers. It generates electricity using natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, and battery storage. The company also provides system power, distributed generation, renewable products, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, demand response, energy efficiency, advisory, and on-site energy solutions; and carbon management and specialty services. In addition, it trades in electric power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Further, the company procures fuels; provides transportation services; and directly sells energy, services, and products and services to retail customers under the NRG, Reliant, Green Mountain Energy, Stream, XOOM Energy, and other brand names. As of December 31, 2020, it owns power generation portfolio with approximately 23,000 megawatts of capacity at 33 plants. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.
Southern Company
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy and battery energy storage projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. It owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 44 solar facilities, 13 wind facilities, 1 fuel cell facility, and 1 battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 75,924 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.6 million electric and gas utility customers. It also provides products and services in the areas of energy efficiency, and utility infrastructure. In addition, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Latest NRG
- Director Wright Glenn Tracy was granted 1,422 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2,844% to 1,472 units (SEC Form 4)
- New insider Wright Glenn Tracy claimed ownership of 50 shares (SEC Form 3)
- Director Zlotnik Marcie was granted 1,422 shares, increasing direct ownership by 20% to 8,692 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Pruner Alexandra was granted 1,557 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 32,680 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Pourbaix Alexander J was granted 2,619 shares, increasing direct ownership by 15% to 19,837 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Donohue Elisabeth B was granted 1,499 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 29,050 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Kapoor Sanjay was granted 2,464 shares, increasing direct ownership by 169% to 3,921 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Fawaz Marwan was granted 1,422 shares, increasing direct ownership by 20% to 8,453 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Cox Heather was granted 1,422 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 43,611 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Carrillo Antonio was granted 2,318 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 45,327 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest SO
- Georgia Power encourages customers to prepare for hurricane season
- Georgia Power names Anthony Oni as vice president of Corporate Affairs
- Georgia PSC approves plan to lower overall rates, deliver annual savings of $50 per year for Georgia Power residential customers
- Beth Lowry named to Georgia Power Board of Directors
- Georgia Power shares tips, tools and free resources to reduce energy use this summer
- Georgia Natural Gas® Reaches 1 Billion Pounds of Carbon Offsets Through Greener Life®
- New stipulated agreement offers $285 million in annual savings for Georgia Power customers starting this summer
- NYSE Content Update: Stocktwits Cashtag Awards Takes Place at NYSE Today
- Southern Company reports first-quarter 2026 earnings
- Georgia Power continues to plan for additional generation to meet the energy needs of a growing Georgia