NRG ENERGY INC (NRG) rates highest using Validea’s Shareholder Yield Investor model, based on Meb Faber’s strategy. The stock is a mid-cap value stock in the Electric Utilities industry, with an 85% rating. The strategy looks for companies returning cash to shareholders via dividends, buybacks, and debt paydown. The stock passes most of the strategy’s tests, including Net Payout Yield, Quality and Debt, Valuation, and Relative Strength. However, it fails the Shareholder Yield test. Meb Faber, the founder of Cambria Investments, is known for his research on shareholder yield and trend following. Validea is an investment research service that follows the strategies of investment legends like Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch.

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