Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Clearway Energy (CWEN)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Clearway Energy (NYSE: CWEN) recently:

• 2/28/2026 – Clearway Energy was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 2/24/2026 – Clearway Energy had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $38.00 to $42.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/24/2026 – Clearway Energy was given a new $45.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 2/24/2026 – Clearway Energy had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Roth Mkm. They now have a $45.00 price target on the stock, up from $40.00.
• 2/3/2026 – Clearway Energy was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 1/21/2026 – Clearway Energy had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 1/18/2026 – Clearway Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 1/10/2026 – Clearway Energy was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 1/5/2026 – Clearway Energy was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.

Clearway Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a $0.4602 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. This is a boost from Clearway Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Clearway Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 129.58%.

Clearway Energy Group (NYSE: CWEN) is a U.S.-based energy company specializing in the ownership, operation and development of clean and conventional power generation assets. The company’s portfolio spans utility-scale wind and solar farms, biogas and natural gas-fired thermal facilities, as well as distributed generation projects such as rooftop solar and energy storage. Clearway’s generation assets are largely underpinned by long-term power purchase agreements and service contracts with creditworthy counterparties, enabling stable, predictable cash flows.

Originally launched in 2013 as NRG Yield and rebranded to Clearway Energy in 2018 following a strategic sponsorship change, the business has grown into one of the largest independent renewable energy platforms in the United States.