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

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) in the last few weeks:

• 8/21/2026 – NRG Energy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $165.00 to $162.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 8/19/2026 – NRG Energy was given a new $221.00 price target by BNP Paribas Exane.
• 8/17/2026 – NRG Energy was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 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.

NRG Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.475 per share. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. NRG Energy’s payout ratio is currently 50.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 20,000 shares of NRG Energy stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, 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 corporate 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.