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NRG Energy Inc has a consensus price target of $183.12 based on the ratings of 17 analysts. The high is $308 issued by Melius Research on August 20, 2025. The low is $46 issued by B of A Securities on July 20, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Wolfe Research on April 21, 2026, March 31, 2026, and March 18, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $181.33 between Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Wolfe Research, there's an implied 27.86% upside for NRG Energy Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) was reported by Morgan Stanley on April 21, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $154.00 expecting NRG to rise to within 12 months (a possible 8.57% upside). 17 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and NRG Energy maintained their equal-weight rating.
The last upgrade for NRG Energy Inc happened on March 18, 2026 when Wolfe Research raised their price target to $190. Wolfe Research previously had a peer perform for NRG Energy Inc.
There is no last downgrade for NRG Energy.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of NRG Energy, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for NRG Energy was filed on April 21, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 21, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest NRG Energy (NRG) rating was a maintained with a price target of $157.00 to $154.00. The current price NRG Energy (NRG) is trading at is $141.85, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 04/21/2026 | Buy Now | 8.59% | Morgan Stanley | $157 → $154 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2026 | Buy Now | 41.02% | Barclays | $203 → $200 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2026 | Buy Now | 33.97% | Wolfe Research | → $190 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2026 | Buy Now | 27.63% | Jefferies | $198 → $181 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/20/2026 | Buy Now | 45.25% | Wells Fargo | $202 → $206 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2025 | Buy Now | 48.78% | UBS | → $211 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2025 | Buy Now | 37.5% | BMO Capital | $185 → $195 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2025 | Buy Now | 1.54% | Morgan Stanley | $145 → $144 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2025 | Buy Now | 42.43% | Wells Fargo | → $202 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | 39.61% | Jefferies | $176 → $198 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2025 | Buy Now | 42.43% | Seaport Global | $198 → $202 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/22/2025 | Buy Now | 49.49% | Scotiabank | → $212 | Initiates | → Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/20/2025 | Buy Now | 117.18% | Melius Research | → $308 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2025 | Buy Now | 43.14% | Barclays | $197 → $203 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/06/2025 | Buy Now | 30.45% | BMO Capital | $167 → $185 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2025 | Buy Now | 30.45% | Citigroup | $133 → $185 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2025 | Buy Now | 38.91% | Barclays | → $197 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2025 | Buy Now | 37.5% | Raymond James | → $195 | Initiates | → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2025 | Buy Now | 17.75% | BMO Capital | $115 → $167 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2025 | Buy Now | 41.02% | Wells Fargo | $165 → $200 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2025 | Buy Now | 21.99% | Guggenheim | $138 → $173 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | -6.92% | Jefferies | $113 → $132 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2025 | Buy Now | -9.04% | Goldman Sachs | → $129 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/03/2025 | Buy Now | -18.91% | BMO Capital | $100 → $115 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/27/2025 | Buy Now | 2.24% | Guggenheim | $134 → $145 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/27/2025 | Buy Now | 16.34% | Wells Fargo | $140 → $165 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/19/2025 | Buy Now | -30.19% | Morgan Stanley | $86 → $99 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -5.51% | Guggenheim | $118 → $134 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | -11.15% | Evercore ISI Group | $74 → $126 | Upgrade | In-Line → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/26/2024 | Buy Now | -20.32% | Jefferies | $93 → $113 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/19/2024 | Buy Now | -29.49% | BMO Capital | $94 → $100 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2024 | Buy Now | -1.28% | Wells Fargo | $130 → $140 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | -29.49% | Citigroup | $84 → $100 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | -8.33% | Wells Fargo | $120 → $130 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/29/2024 | Buy Now | -33.72% | BMO Capital | $90 → $94 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | -16.8% | Guggenheim | $77 → $118 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | -36.54% | BMO Capital | $88 → $90 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/13/2024 | Buy Now | -45% | Jefferies | → $78 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2024 | Buy Now | -15.39% | Wells Fargo | $110 → $120 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | -41.48% | Morgan Stanley | $70 → $83 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2024 | Buy Now | -22.44% | Wells Fargo | $100 → $110 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2024 | Buy Now | -42.18% | BMO Capital | $73 → $82 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2024 | Buy Now | -29.49% | Wells Fargo | $85 → $100 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/26/2024 | Buy Now | -55.58% | Morgan Stanley | $51 → $63 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/25/2024 | Buy Now | -40.06% | Wells Fargo | $78 → $85 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2024 | Buy Now | -45% | Wells Fargo | $65 → $78 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2024 | Buy Now | -54.17% | Evercore ISI Group | $55 → $65 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 03/01/2024 | Buy Now | -56.28% | Citigroup | $52 → $62 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/29/2024 | Buy Now | -58.4% | BMO Capital | $58 → $59 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2023 | Buy Now | -65.45% | BMO Capital | $46 → $49 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2023 | Buy Now | -64.74% | Guggenheim | → $50 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2023 | Buy Now | -71.09% | Morgan Stanley | $40 → $41 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2023 | Buy Now | -67.56% | BMO Capital | $45 → $46 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/20/2023 | Buy Now | -67.56% | B of A Securities | $43 → $46 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2023 | Buy Now | -70.38% | BMO Capital | $40 → $42 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |