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

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) in the last few weeks:

• 7/17/2026 – NRG Energy was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 7/16/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $203.00 to $209.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target raised by Scotiabank from $223.00 to $226.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target raised by Scotiabank from $223.00 to $226.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – NRG Energy was given a new $184.00 price target by Williams Trading.
• 7/6/2026 – NRG Energy is now covered by Siebert Williams Shank. They set a “buy” rating and a $184.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/24/2026 – NRG Energy was given a new $165.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 6/11/2026 – NRG Energy was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd will be issued a $0.475 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is 223.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NRG Energy

In other news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.52, for a total transaction of $2,550,400.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 45,111 shares in the company, valued at $5,752,554.72. This trade represents a 30.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) is a U.S.-based integrated power company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company develops, owns and operates a diversified portfolio of power generation assets and participates in wholesale and retail energy markets. NRG supplies electricity to utilities, commercial and industrial customers, and retail consumers, while also providing energy-related products and services designed to manage consumption and support reliability.

NRG’s generation mix includes conventional thermal plants as well as renewable and distributed energy resources.