NRG Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts that cover NRG Energy stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $197.21, which forecasts a 22.19% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $129 and the highest is $308.

Price Target: $197.21 (+22.19%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$129	$197.21	$200	$308
Change	-20.07%	+22.19%	+23.92%	+90.83%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for NRG Energy stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	6	6	7	7	7	7
Buy	5	5	5	4	4	5
Hold	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	13	14	13	13	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Steve Fleishman Wolfe Research	Wolfe Research	Hold → Buy Upgrades $190	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$190	+17.72%	Mar 18, 2026
Julien Dumoulin-Smith Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $198 → $181	Strong Buy	Maintains	$198 → $181	+12.14%	Jan 27, 2026
Shahriar Pourreza Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $202 → $206	Buy	Maintains	$202 → $206	+27.63%	Jan 20, 2026
William Appicelli UBS	UBS	Strong Buy Initiates $30 → $211	Strong Buy	Initiates	$30 → $211	+30.73%	Dec 9, 2025
James Thalacker BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Hold Maintains $185 → $195	Hold	Maintains	$185 → $195	+20.82%	Nov 7, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

35.41B

from 30.71B

15.28%

from 30.71B

Revenue Next Year

36.44B

from 35.41B

2.93%

from 35.41B

EPS This Year

9.04

from 4.01

125.50%

from 4.01

EPS Next Year

11.06

from 9.04

22.32%

from 9.04

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	26.99B	31.54B	28.82B	28.13B	30.71B	35.41B	36.44B
Revenue Growth	196.81%	16.87%	-8.62%	-2.40%	9.18%	15.28%	2.93%
EPS	8.93	5.17	-1.12	4.99	4.01	9.04	11.06
EPS Growth	331.23%	-42.08%	-	-	-19.64%	125.50%	22.32%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	17.85	14.59
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18	18

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	42.5B	45.2B
Avg	35.4B	36.4B
Low	30.4B	31.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	38.3%	27.6%
Avg	15.3%	2.9%
Low	-1.0%	-10.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	10.12	13.63
Avg	9.04	11.06
Low	7.29	8.02

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	152.4%	50.7%
Avg	125.5%	22.3%
Low	81.8%	-11.3%

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.