Analyst ratings
16 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 13 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $185.50.
NYSE: NRG · Utilities - Independent Power Producers
Over the past week, NRG Energy (NRG) logged about 96 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 46% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is more constructive, with 13 of 16 analysts rating NRG a buy.
There is little buzz around NRG this week and broad agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 81% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 40% to X at 53%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
16 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 13 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $185.50.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources broadly agree, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 35 points above the crowd average of 46%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 53% bullish while Reddit sits at 40%, a 13-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, NRG Energy (NRG) buzz held subdued around 32.9 while the price drifted down 4.8% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 3.2M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, NRG gained 11.4%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 37.8 and was variable, swinging between 25.7 and 57.3. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 15 of the 20 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (13 / 3 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 46% |
| Avg price target | $185.50 |
| Most bullish source | X, 53% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 40% |
| Sentiment spread | 13 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 96 |
| Market cap | $22.35B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 27.8 · 9.0 |
| EPS · Beta | $3.82 · 1.2 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $33.12B · 3% margin |
| Industry | Utilities - Independent Power Producers |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, NRG Energy (NRG) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 46% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 96 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around NRG Energy (NRG) is fairly quiet with 5 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 6 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 40% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads split on NRG Energy (NRG), averaging 46% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 53% bullish and Reddit at 40%, a 13-point spread. On the professional side, 13 of 16 analysts rate NRG a buy.
Of the 16 analysts covering NRG Energy (NRG), 13 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $185.50. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 46% bullish.
NRG Energy (NRG)'s cross-source average is mixed at 46% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. X reads 53% bullish, News reads 44% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 40% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for NRG Energy (NRG) at 46% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 40% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across X and News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 75 mentions (78% of total volume). News contributes 16 mentions and Reddit contributes 5 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 46% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. NRG's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 46% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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