NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)

NRG Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 7 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for NRG Energy stock have an average target of 102.71, with a low estimate of 65 and a high estimate of 140. The average target predicts a decrease of -1.72% from the current stock price of 104.51.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$65	$102.71	$100	$140
Change	-37.80%	-1.72%	-4.32%	+33.96%

* Price targets were last updated on Nov 26, 2024.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for NRG Energy stock from 7 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Aug '24	Sep '24	Oct '24	Nov '24	Dec '24	Jan '25
Strong Buy	3	2	2	3	3	3
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	3	4	4	3	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	7	7	7	7	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Julien Dumoulin-Smith Jefferies	Jefferies	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $93 → $113	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$93 → $113	+8.12%	Nov 26, 2024
James Thalacker BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Hold Maintains $94 → $100	Hold	Maintains	$94 → $100	-4.32%	Nov 19, 2024
Neil Kalton Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $130 → $140	Buy	Maintains	$130 → $140	+33.96%	Nov 11, 2024
Ryan Levine Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $84 → $100	Strong Buy	Maintains	$84 → $100	-4.32%	Oct 31, 2024
Neil Kalton Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $120 → $130	Buy	Maintains	$120 → $130	+24.39%	Oct 30, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

31.50B

Increased by 9.29%

from 28.82B

Revenue Next Year

32.58B

Increased by 3.41%

from 31.50B

EPS This Year

6.82

from -1.12

EPS Next Year

7.10

Increased by 4.10%

from 6.82

Fiscal Year	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	9.82B	9.09B	26.99B	31.54B	28.82B	31.50B	32.58B	33.25B
Revenue Growth	3.62%	-7.41%	196.81%	16.87%	-8.62%	9.29%	3.41%	2.07%
EPS	16.81	2.07	8.93	5.17	-1.12	6.82	7.10	7.86
EPS Growth	1,839.24%	-87.68%	331.23%	-42.04%	-	-	4.10%	10.77%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	15.33	14.73	13.29
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	11

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	34.9B	34.4B	35.3B
Avg	31.5B	32.6B	33.3B
Low	28.8B	30.8B	31.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	21.0%	9.3%	8.5%
Avg	9.3%	3.4%	2.1%
Low	-0.2%	-2.2%	-3.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	9.69	7.89	9.58
Avg	6.82	7.10	7.86
Low	5.64	6.29	6.82

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	-	15.7%	34.9%
Avg	-	4.1%	10.8%
Low	-	-7.8%	-3.9%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.