NRG Energy (NRG) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 10/27/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by Barclays from $204.00 to $163.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – NRG Energy is now covered by HSBC. They set a “buy” rating and a $179.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – NRG Energy was given a new $152.00 price target by Raymond James Financial.
• 10/21/2026 – NRG Energy was given a new $165.00 price target by Williams Trading.
• 10/21/2026 – NRG Energy had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group. They now have a $152.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – NRG Energy had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial.
• 10/21/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $159.00 to $144.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – NRG Energy was given a new $160.00 price target by Seaport Research Partners.
• 10/19/2026 – NRG Energy was given a new $131.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group.
• 10/16/2026 – NRG Energy is now covered by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – NRG Energy was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 9/25/2026 – NRG Energy was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 9/24/2026 – NRG Energy was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
• 9/18/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $162.00 to $159.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 16th. Investors of record on Monday, November 2nd will be given a $0.4750 dividend. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 2nd.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NRG Energy news, CAO Gerald Alfred Spencer sold 1,580 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.93, for a total transaction of $191,069.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 6,213 shares in the company, valued at $751,338.09. This trade represents a 20.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

NRG Energy, Inc is an integrated power and home services company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company produces and sells electricity through a diverse generation portfolio that includes natural gas, coal, nuclear power, renewable energy and battery storage. NRG serves wholesale and retail energy markets, with operations and customers primarily in the United States and Canada.

Through retail brands including Reliant and Direct Energy, NRG provides electricity, natural gas and related energy products to residential, commercial and industrial customers.