NRG Energy Inc (NRG) receives an Overweight rating from Barclays

In the deal valued at $168.00 per share,7,545 shares were bought.

Then, RASESH M PATEL bought 30,000 shares, generating $4,527,000 in total proceeds.

Before that, Howell Kevin sold 50,000 shares. NRG Energy Inc shares valued at $7,725,000 were divested by the Director at a price of $154.50 per share. As a result of the transaction, Howell Kevin now holds 55,427 shares, worth roughly $9.64 million.

Barclays initiated its NRG Energy Inc [NRG] rating to an Overweight in a research note published on June 26, 2025; the price target was $197. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Raymond James’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid June with a ‘”a Strong buy”‘ rating. Goldman began covering NRG with “Buy” recommendation on April 04, 2025. Evercore ISI revised its rating on January 21, 2025. It rated NRG as “an Outperform” which previously was an “an In-line”.

Price Performance Review of NRG

On Monday, NRG Energy Inc [NYSE:NRG] saw its stock jump 3.75% to $173.91. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 9.69%. NRG Energy Inc shares have risen nearly 131.36% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 92.76% over the past one year.

How much short interest is there in NRG Energy Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in NRG Energy Inc stocks on 2025-07-15, dropping by -1.58 million shares to a total of 4.59 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 6.17 million shares. There was a decline of -34.36%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

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