According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best independent power producer stocks to buy right now are:
1. Nrg Energy (NYSE:NRG)
Nrg Energy (NYSE:NRG) is the #1 top independent power producer stock out of 6 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Nrg Energy (NYSE:NRG) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Nrg Energy (NYSE:NRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -7 points lower than the independent power producer industry average of 38. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NRG as a "B".
NRG passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nrg Energy has seen its stock return 54.96% over the past year, underperforming other independent power producer stocks by -5 percentage points.
Nrg Energy has an average 1 year
price target of $127.43, an upside of 11.64% from Nrg Energy's current stock price of $114.14.
Nrg Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Nrg Energy, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM)
Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM) is the #2 top independent power producer stock out of 6 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Pampa Energy (NYSE:PAM) has a Due Diligence Score of 62, which is 24 points higher than the independent power producer industry average of 38.
PAM passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pampa Energy has seen its stock return 54.77% over the past year, underperforming other independent power producer stocks by -6 percentage points.
Pampa Energy has an average 1 year
price target of $93.50, an upside of 33.1% from Pampa Energy's current stock price of $70.25.
Pampa Energy stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Pampa Energy, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Vistra (NYSE:VST)
Vistra (NYSE:VST) is the #3 top independent power producer stock out of 6 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Vistra (NYSE:VST) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: F, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Vistra (NYSE:VST) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 8 points higher than the independent power producer industry average of 38.
VST passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Vistra has seen its stock return 78.64% over the past year, overperforming other independent power producer stocks by 18 percentage points.
Vistra has an average 1 year
price target of $169.71, an upside of 23.61% from Vistra's current stock price of $137.30.
Vistra stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Vistra, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
