Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusBuy27 ratings
Bullish1970.4%
Neutral725.9%
Bearish13.7%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
NRG Energy, Inc. analyst ratings
NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$96.78Current
$46Low
$169.91Average
$221High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 28, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 13, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 20, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 9, 2022 |
| CFRA | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | May 7, 2020 |
| Vertical Research | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 25, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 28, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 27, 2018 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 20, 2018 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 7, 2015 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 15, 2015 |
| ISI Group | Strong Buy | Buy | Upgrade | Oct 1, 2014 |
| Tigress Financial | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 8, 2014 |
| Drexel Hamilton | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 2, 2013 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 8, 2013 |
| Wunderlich | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 8, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $96.78. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $163 | $93.61 | +68.4% | Oct 27, 2026 |
| HSBC | Meike Becker | $179 | $99.8 | +85.0% | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $152 | $99.42 | +57.1% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Williams Trading | Gabriele Sorbara | $165 | $97.84 | +70.5% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $152 | $97.84 | +57.1% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $99.23 | +65.3% | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $131 | $99.23 | +35.4% | Oct 19, 2026 |
| BNP Paribas | Analyst unavailable | $221 | $117.96 | +128.4% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $214 | $120.73 | +121.1% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $211 | $119.91 | +118.0% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Nicholas Amicucci | $195 | $118.77 | +101.5% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $216 | $131.33 | +123.2% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $212 | $131.04 | +119.1% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $204 | $136.5 | +110.8% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $209 | $137.9 | +116.0% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $226 | $137.84 | +133.5% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Williams Trading | Gabriele Sorbara | $184 | $136.7 | +90.1% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $165 | $141.72 | +70.5% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $162 | $135.87 | +67.4% | May 21, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $159 | $154.17 | +64.3% | May 1, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $160.28 | +117.0% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $154 | $151.67 | +59.1% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Carly Davenport | $197 | $160.46 | +103.6% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $177.33 | +132.5% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $153 | $173.32 | +58.1% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $181 | $153 | +87.0% | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Shahriar Pourreza | $206 | $152.05 | +112.9% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $211 | $164.11 | +118.0% | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $144 | $167.49 | +48.8% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Shahriar Pourreza | $202 | $172.59 | +108.7% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $159.5 | +49.8% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $198 | $168.74 | +104.6% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Angie Storozynski | $202 | $162.61 | +108.7% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $197 | $153.32 | +103.6% | Jun 26, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $167 | $150.61 | +72.6% | May 14, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $94 | $88.73 | -2.9% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $90 | $91.22 | -7.0% | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $78 | $79.8 | -19.4% | Sep 12, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $83 | $85.62 | -14.2% | May 28, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $37 | $32.18 | -61.8% | Dec 9, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $33.14 | -55.6% | Dec 8, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $30 | $34.68 | -69.0% | Dec 7, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $46 | $38.53 | -52.5% | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd | $46 | $41.19 | -52.5% | May 9, 2022 |
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