NRG Energy Analyst Price Targets

Wall Street analyst price targets and consensus rating for NRG Energy (NRG).

Price Target Range — 12 Quarters

Analyst Consensus — 13 Analysts

1S.Buy

11Buy

1Hold

Consensus RatingBuy# Analysts13Avg. Consensus PT$198Upside to Avg. PT+91.3%

Rating Trend — Last 9 Months

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Date	Firm	Analyst	Action	Rating Change	Price Target
Sep 18, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Stephen Byrd	PT Cut	Equal-Weight	$162→$159
Aug 21, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Stephen Byrd	PT Cut	Equal-Weight	$165→$162
Aug 5, 2026	Scotiabank	Andrew Weisel	PT Cut	Sector Outperform	$226→$211
Aug 5, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Durgesh Chopra	PT Cut	Outperform	$215→$195
Jul 28, 2026	UBS	William Appicelli	PT Cut	Buy	$221→$216
Jul 28, 2026	BMO Capital	James Thalacker	PT Cut	Market Perform	$213→$212
Jul 28, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella	PT Raise	Overweight	$200→$204
Jul 16, 2026	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza	PT Raise	Overweight	$203→$209
Jul 15, 2026	Scotiabank	Andrew Weisel	PT Raise	Sector Outperform	$223→$226
Apr 21, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Stephen Byrd	PT Cut	Equal-Weight	$157→$154
Mar 31, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella	PT Cut	Overweight	$203→$200
Mar 18, 2026	Wolfe Research	Steve Fleishman	Upgrade	Peer Perform→Outperform	$190
Jan 27, 2026	Jefferies	Julien Dumoulin-Smith	PT Cut	Buy	$198→$181
Jan 20, 2026	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza	PT Raise	Overweight	$202→$206
Dec 9, 2025	UBS	William Appicelli	Initiate	Buy	$211
Nov 7, 2025	BMO Capital	James Thalacker	PT Raise	Market Perform	$185→$195
Oct 28, 2025	Morgan Stanley	Stephen Byrd	PT Cut	Equal-Weight	$145→$144
Oct 28, 2025	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza	Initiate	Overweight	$202
Oct 20, 2025	Jefferies	Julien Dumoulin-Smith	PT Raise	Buy	$176→$198
Oct 8, 2025	Seaport Global	Angie Storozynski	PT Raise	Buy	$198→$202

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Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $159

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Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $162

Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintains NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $165 to $162.

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Scotiabank Maintains Sector Outperform on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $211

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Evercore ISI Group Maintains Outperform on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $195

Evercore ISI Group analyst Durgesh Chopra maintains NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $215 to $195.

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UBS Maintains Buy on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $216

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Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $159

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Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $162

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Scotiabank Maintains Sector Outperform on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $211

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Evercore ISI Group Maintains Outperform on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $195

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UBS Maintains Buy on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $216

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Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $159

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Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $162

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Scotiabank Maintains Sector Outperform on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $211

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Evercore ISI Group Maintains Outperform on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $195

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UBS Maintains Buy on NRG Energy, Lowers Price Target to $216