Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for NRG Energy (NRG)

NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 11/10/2026 – NRG Energy was given a new $150.00 price target by Raymond James Financial. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from $173.00 to $159.00. They now have an “outperformer” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $162.00 to $149.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $209.00 to $182.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/27/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by Barclays from $204.00 to $163.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/27/2026 – NRG Energy was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 10/22/2026 – NRG Energy is now covered by HSBC. They set a “buy” rating and a $179.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – NRG Energy was given a new $152.00 price target by Raymond James Financial.
• 10/21/2026 – NRG Energy was given a new $165.00 price target by Williams Trading.
• 10/21/2026 – NRG Energy had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group. They now have a $152.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – NRG Energy had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial.
• 10/21/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $159.00 to $144.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – NRG Energy was given a new $160.00 price target by Seaport Research Partners.
• 10/19/2026 – NRG Energy was given a new $131.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group.
• 10/16/2026 – NRG Energy is now covered by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – NRG Energy was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 9/25/2026 – NRG Energy was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 9/24/2026 – NRG Energy was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
• 9/18/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $162.00 to $159.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

NRG Energy Stock Up 1.6%

NRG stock traded up $1.58 during trading on Thursday, hitting $99.08. 864,953 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,869,361. NRG Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $79.65 and a 1 year high of $189.96. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $101.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $132.92. The stock has a market cap of $20.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.73, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.89.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 9th. The utilities provider reported $4.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.35 by $1.33. The business had revenue of $9.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.42 billion. NRG Energy had a net margin of 3.60% and a return on equity of 53.20%. NRG Energy’s revenue was up 24.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.78 EPS. NRG Energy has set its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-10.050 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-9.900 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that NRG Energy, Inc. will post 8.62 EPS for the current year.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 16th. Investors of record on Monday, November 2nd will be issued a $0.4750 dividend. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 2nd. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is presently 33.45%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Gerald Alfred Spencer sold 1,580 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.93, for a total value of $191,069.40. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 6,213 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $751,338.09. This represents a 20.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

NRG Energy, Inc. is an integrated energy company that produces and sells electricity and natural gas and provides home services. Its businesses serve residential, commercial and industrial customers, primarily in the United States and Canada. The company supplies retail electricity and natural gas through a range of plans and brands, while its power-generation operations help support electricity markets across its service areas. NRG also offers energy-management programs and related services for businesses and other large customers.