Constellation Energy (CEG) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$254.71 -8.09 (-3.08%)

Closing price 09/18/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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Constellation Energy - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 22 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
5

Buy
17

Based on 22 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Constellation Energy in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 22 analysts, 5 have given a hold rating, 15 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for CEG.

Consensus Price Target

$353.14
38.65% Upside

According to the 22 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Constellation Energy, the average price target is $353.14. The highest price target for CEG is $441.00, while the lowest price target for CEG is $277.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 38.65% from the current price of $254.71.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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CEG Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/20/25 to 9/20/26	1 Month Ago 8/21/25 to 8/21/26	3 Months Ago 6/22/25 to 6/22/26	1 Year Ago 9/20/24 to 9/20/25
Strong Buy	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	15 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$353.14	$352.90	$370.41	$337.81
Forecasted Upside	38.65% Upside	29.33% Upside	34.44% Upside	2.09% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

CEG Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CEG Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Constellation Energy Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Constellation Energy	Utilities Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.86	2.37	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	38.65% Upside	66.70% Upside	18.44% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CEG News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/18/2026	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	David Arcaro 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Overweight	$364.00 ➝ $369.00	+41.27%
8/19/2026	Weiss Ratings 5 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
8/19/2026	BNP Paribas Exane 5 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$374.00	+37.99%
8/11/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Eade Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$350.00 ➝ $325.00	+20.18%
8/7/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	James Thalacker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$379.00	+43.05%
7/28/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ross Fowler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$388.00 ➝ $380.00	+46.21%
7/28/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Lonegan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$358.00 ➝ $324.00	+20.00%
7/27/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Shahriar Pourreza Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$384.00 ➝ $362.00	+31.95%
7/27/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Shelby Tucker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$381.00 ➝ $368.00	+32.38%
7/1/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ryan Levine Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$348.00 ➝ $297.00	+25.95%
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6/18/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Carly Davenport Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy ➝ Neutral	$305.00	+14.16%
6/16/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sunaina Ocalan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$296.00	+10.45%
6/2/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$392.00 ➝ $374.00	+40.58%
5/12/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Anthony Crowdell Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$300.00 ➝ $310.00	+3.44%
5/1/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeremy Tonet Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target		$400.00 ➝ $386.00	+25.40%
4/30/2026	President Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$352.00	+15.16%
4/29/2026	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Weisel Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$481.00 ➝ $441.00	+47.37%
4/24/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$380.00	+28.72%
4/1/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sophie Karp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$417.00 ➝ $321.00	+14.95%
3/27/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ross Fowler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$407.00 ➝ $401.00	+31.80%
1/30/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Paul Zimbardo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold	$350.00 ➝ $277.00	-1.31%
10/22/2025	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$383.00 ➝ $395.00	+12.84%
8/20/2025	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$462.00	+45.64%
10/3/2024	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Sector Perform	$214.00 ➝ $272.00	-2.00%
9/27/2024	Dbs Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	E. Pang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold

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Should I Buy Constellation Energy Stock? CEG Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, September 17, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Constellation Energy pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Constellation Energy
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Constellation Energy Co.:

Constellation Energy Co. recently announced a $715 million acquisition of the Rhode Island State Energy Center from Shell, a 609 MW natural gas facility that expands the company's portfolio in the ISO New England market and provides immediate capacity to meet regional power demands.
The company has secured long-term revenue visibility through major power purchase agreements, including a historic 15-year deal with Walmart for 176 MW of clean electricity and existing multi-billion-dollar contracts with tech giants like Microsoft and Meta, which stabilize cash flow against market volatility.
With the stock trading at $262.80, Constellation Energy Co. offers a valuation that some analysts view as a discount relative to its earnings power, particularly given that the company is already profitable and benefits from government-backed incentives like Production Tax Credits that support earnings growth into the 2030s.
The company is positioned to capitalize on surging electricity demand from data centers and AI infrastructure, a trend projected to double by 2030, allowing Constellation Energy Co. to leverage its nuclear fleet as a reliable, round-the-clock power source that meets the specific needs of these high-consumption industries.
Regulatory shifts are favoring the nuclear sector, with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission now actively facilitating new capacity and shortening approval timelines, while federal programs like the American Nuclear Supply Chain Loans provide low-interest capital that reduces the financial risk associated with long-term energy projects.

Constellation Energy
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Constellation Energy Co. for these reasons:

Constellation Energy Co. has experienced significant price volatility, with the stock falling 15.5% over the last six months and dropping more than 25% from its 52-week high of $412.70, reflecting a broader sector pullback that has left many investors with unrealized losses.
The nuclear sector faces a structural mismatch between demand and supply, as standard reactors take six to eight years to build, meaning that while demand from AI and data centers is growing rapidly, the company cannot immediately scale its nuclear output to capture all of this new revenue.
Short interest in Constellation Energy Co. has increased recently, with shares shorted rising to over 11.5 million as of August 2026, indicating that a portion of the market remains skeptical about the stock's near-term performance and potential for further downside.
The company's expansion into natural gas generation, such as the recent Rhode Island acquisition, introduces exposure to fuel price volatility and regulatory risks associated with fossil fuels, which may conflict with the pure-play clean energy narrative that attracted many investors to the nuclear sector.
Despite strong fundamentals, the stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.61, which is a premium valuation that leaves little room for error if earnings growth does not materialize as quickly as projected or if interest rates remain elevated, impacting the cost of capital for new projects.

CEG Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 22 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Constellation Energy is $353.14, with a high forecast of $441.00 and a low forecast of $277.00.

22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Constellation Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 15 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CEG shares.

According to analysts, Constellation Energy's stock has a predicted upside of 38.65% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Constellation Energy has been rated by research analysts at Argus, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, BNP Paribas Exane, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Constellation Energy more than other "utilities" companies. The consensus rating for Constellation Energy is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "utilities" companies is Hold. Learn more on how CEG compares to other companies.

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Constellation Energy (CEG) Stock Forecast & Price Target