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NRG ENERGY INC (NRG) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering NRG ENERGY INC.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-23 | 5 | $52 | $42 | $46 | $38.28 | 20.17% |
| 2021-12-21 | 5 | $52 | $42 | $46.4 | $38.28 | 21.21% |
| 2022-01-05 | 6 | $52 | $42 | $45.666 | $38.28 | 19.29% |
| 2022-01-21 | 6 | $52 | $42 | $45.5 | $38.28 | 18.86% |
| 2022-02-01 | 6 | $52 | $42 | $45.333 | $38.28 | 18.42% |
| 2022-02-08 | 5 | $47 | $42 | $44 | $38.28 | 14.94% |
| 2022-03-07 | 5 | $47 | $42 | $44.4 | $38.28 | 15.99% |
| 2022-04-20 | 4 | $47 | $42 | $45 | $38.28 | 17.55% |
| 2022-04-24 | 4 | $47 | $42 | $44 | $38.28 | 14.94% |
| 2022-05-09 | 4 | $46 | $42 | $43.75 | $38.28 | 14.29% |
| 2022-05-24 | 4 | $46 | $42 | $44 | $38.28 | 14.94% |
| 2022-06-08 | 4 | $49.5 | $42 | $44.875 | $38.28 | 17.23% |
| 2022-08-08 | 4 | $46 | $35 | $41.75 | $38.28 | 9.06% |
| 2022-08-09 | 5 | $46 | $35 | $41.75 | $38.28 | 9.06% |
| 2022-08-14 | 5 | $46 | $35 | $42.6 | $38.28 | 11.29% |
| 2022-08-15 | 5 | $46 | $38 | $43.2 | $38.28 | 12.85% |
| 2022-08-24 | 5 | $47 | $38 | $43.4 | $38.28 | 13.38% |
| 2022-09-30 | 5 | $47 | $38 | $43.25 | $38.28 | 12.98% |
| 2022-10-26 | 5 | $47 | $38 | $43.8 | $38.28 | 14.42% |
| 2022-10-28 | 5 | $47 | $38 | $44 | $38.28 | 14.94% |
| 2022-11-11 | 6 | $49 | $38 | $44.666 | $38.28 | 16.68% |
| 2022-12-08 | 6 | $47 | $30 | $40.666 | $38.28 | 6.23% |
| 2022-12-09 | 6 | $46 | $30 | $39 | $38.28 | 1.88% |
| 2023-01-11 | 6 | $46 | $30 | $38 | $38.28 | -0.73% |
| 2023-01-26 | 6 | $46 | $30 | $38.333 | $38.28 | 0.14% |
| 2023-02-21 | 6 | $46 | $30 | $39.333 | $38.28 | 2.75% |
| 2023-03-03 | 6 | $46 | $30 | $39.833 | $38.28 | 4.06% |
| 2023-03-21 | 6 | $46 | $30 | $40.5 | $38.28 | 5.8% |
| 2023-04-19 | 6 | $46 | $30 | $40.666 | $38.28 | 6.23% |
| 2023-06-02 | 6 | $46 | $30 | $39.166 | $38.28 | 2.31% |
| 2023-06-23 | 6 | $46 | $30 | $40.166 | $38.28 | 4.93% |
| 2023-06-28 | 6 | $46 | $30 | $41.166 | $38.28 | 7.54% |
| 2023-07-05 | 6 | $46 | $30 | $41 | $38.28 | 7.11% |
| 2023-07-23 | 6 | $46 | $30 | $41.5 | $38.28 | 8.41% |
| 2023-08-24 | 5 | $46 | $30 | $41.4 | $38.28 | 8.15% |
| 2023-09-25 | 5 | $48 | $30 | $42 | $38.28 | 9.72% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 18 months, NRG's average price target has gone down $3.
Over the past 51 weeks, NRG's average upside potential has been 13.81%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-26 | 5 | 47 | 38 | 43.800 | 43.15 | 1.51% |
| 2023-03-03 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 39.833 | 33.64 | 18.41% |
| 2023-05-22 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 40.166 | 34.03 | 18.03% |
| 2023-06-23 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 40.166 | 34.69 | 15.79% |
| 2023-09-25 | 5 | 48 | 30 | 42.000 | 39.19 | 7.17% |
NRG Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 15 months, NRG's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.35.
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for NRG as an investment opportunity.
- NRG ENERGY INC's number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 231.29% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- NRG has a higher upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) than 779.78% of Utilities stocks.
- NRG has a lower variance in analysts' estimates than -880.22% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- In the context of stocks in the large market cap category, NRG ENERGY INC's average analyst price target is higher than 1017.79% of them.
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