Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes 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:

• 8/6/2026 – NRG Energy had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $214.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – NRG Energy had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $195.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $226.00 to $211.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – NRG Energy was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 7/28/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $221.00 to $216.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/28/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $213.00 to $212.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/28/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $200.00 to $204.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 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 business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 17th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.6%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.26%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.52, for a total transaction of $2,550,400.00. Following the transaction, 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.43% of the stock is owned by company 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.