NRG Energy Market Sentiment

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NRG Energy Inc

NRGNYSE

Trade with Public

$97.17

0.170.18%

At close: Sep 28, 5:00 PM EST

$96.70

-0.30-0.31%

Pre-Market: 8:26 AM EST

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NRG Energy Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for NRG Energy (NRG): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▲ 3.7% short float

Options Flow— N/A

Insider Activity▼ Net Seller (30d)

Analyst Consensus

Buy

16 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

—

Avg Consensus PT

$198

+104.8%

Highest Price Target

$308

+218.5%

Melius Research

Lowest Price Target

$129

+33.4%

Goldman Sachs

Short Interest

3.7%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

Net Seller

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Sep 18, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Stephen Byrd—	+64.4%	$162 → $159	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Aug 21, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Stephen Byrd—	+67.5%	$165 → $162	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Aug 5, 2026	Scotiabank	Andrew Weisel—	+118.2%	$226 → $211	Maintained	Sector Outperform
Aug 5, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Durgesh Chopra—	+101.7%	$215 → $195	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 28, 2026	UBS	William Appicelli—	+123.4%	$221 → $216	Maintained	Buy
Jul 28, 2026	BMO Capital	James Thalacker—	+119.2%	$213 → $212	Maintained	Market Perform
Jul 28, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	+111.0%	$200 → $204	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 16, 2026	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	+116.1%	$203 → $209	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 15, 2026	Scotiabank	Andrew Weisel—	+133.7%	$223 → $226	Maintained	Sector Outperform
Apr 21, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Stephen Byrd—	+59.3%	$157 → $154	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Mar 31, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	+106.8%	$203 → $200	Maintained	Overweight
Mar 18, 2026	Wolfe Research	Steve Fleishman—	+96.5%	$190	Upgrade	Peer Perform→Outperform
Jan 27, 2026	Jefferies	Julien Dumoulin-Smith—	+87.2%	$198 → $181	Maintained	Buy
Jan 20, 2026	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	+113.0%	$202 → $206	Maintained	Overweight
Dec 9, 2025	UBS	William Appicelli—	+118.2%	$211	Initiate	Buy
Nov 7, 2025	BMO Capital	James Thalacker—	+101.7%	$185 → $195	Maintained	Market Perform
Oct 28, 2025	Morgan Stanley	Stephen Byrd—	+48.9%	$145 → $144	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Oct 28, 2025	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	+108.9%	$202	Initiate	Overweight
Oct 20, 2025	Jefferies	Julien Dumoulin-Smith—	+104.8%	$176 → $198	Maintained	Buy
Oct 8, 2025	Seaport Global	Angie Storozynski—	+108.9%	$198 → $202	Maintained	Buy
Sep 22, 2025	Scotiabank	Andrew Weisel—	+119.2%	$212	Initiate	Sector Outperform
Aug 20, 2025	Melius Research	James West—	+218.5%	$308	Initiate	Buy
Aug 7, 2025	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	+109.9%	$197 → $203	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 6, 2025	BMO Capital	James Thalacker—	+91.3%	$167 → $185	Maintained	Market Perform
Jul 17, 2025	Citigroup	Ryan Levine—	+91.3%	$133 → $185	Maintained	Buy