NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)
NYSE: NRG · Real-Time Price · USD
145.56
-3.10 (-2.09%)
Aug 29, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed

NRG Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 11 analysts that cover NRG Energy stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $175.91, which forecasts a 20.85% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $99 and the highest is $308.

Price Target: $175.91 (+20.85%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$99$175.91$185$308
Change-31.99%+20.85%+27.10%+111.60%

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

RatingMar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25
Strong Buy344556
Buy222333
Hold222222
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total788101011

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Melius Research
Melius Research
Strong Buy
Initiates
$308
Strong BuyInitiates$308+111.60%Aug 20, 2025
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Maintains
$197$203
BuyMaintains$197$203+39.46%Aug 7, 2025
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Hold
Maintains
$167$185
HoldMaintains$167$185+27.10%Aug 6, 2025
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Maintains
$133$185
Strong BuyMaintains$133$185+27.10%Jul 17, 2025
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Initiates
$197
BuyInitiates$197+35.34%Jun 26, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
30.26B
from 28.13B
Increased by 7.58%
Revenue Next Year
33.25B
from 30.26B
Increased by 9.87%
EPS This Year
7.86
from 4.99
Increased by 57.52%
EPS Next Year
8.75
from 7.86
Increased by 11.27%
Fiscal YearFY 2020FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
9.09B26.99B31.54B28.82B28.13B30.26B33.25B
Revenue Growth
-7.41%196.81%16.87%-8.62%-2.40%7.58%9.87%
EPS
2.078.935.17-1.124.997.868.75
EPS Growth
-87.68%331.23%-42.08%--57.52%11.27%
Forward PE
-----18.5216.64
No. Analysts
-----1313
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20252026202720282029
High33.3B41.3B
Avg30.3B33.2B
Low26.4B29.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20252026202720282029
High
18.4%
36.6%
Avg
7.6%
9.9%
Low
-6.0%
-1.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS20252026202720282029
High8.839.80
Avg7.868.75
Low7.227.38

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20252026202720282029
High
77.0%
24.6%
Avg
57.5%
11.3%
Low
44.7%
-6.1%
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.