Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) Stock Price Target Raised at Citigroup

Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) had its price target lifted by Citigroup from $4.75 to $5.00 in a research report released on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. Citigroup currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Energy Vault from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Energy Vault in a research note on Tuesday. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $7.00 price target (up from $5.00) on shares of Energy Vault in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Fundamental Research set a $8.03 price target on shares of Energy Vault and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price objective on Energy Vault from $7.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $6.81.

Energy Vault Stock Performance

NRGV opened at $3.85 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $699.17 million, a PE ratio of -5.74 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.07. Energy Vault has a 1 year low of $2.46 and a 1 year high of $6.64. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $3.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.84.

Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $17.37 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.24 million. Energy Vault had a negative return on equity of 318.02% and a negative net margin of 54.02%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Energy Vault will post -0.56 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Energy Vault

In other Energy Vault news, Director Stephanie Unwin sold 115,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.71, for a total value of $426,650.00. Following the sale, the director owned 182,245 shares in the company, valued at approximately $676,128.95. The trade was a 38.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Dylan Hixon acquired 85,518 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $3.74 per share, for a total transaction of $319,837.32. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,103,185 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,125,911.90. The trade was a 8.40% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 17.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in shares of Energy Vault by 2,435.3% during the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 281,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,116,000 after purchasing an additional 269,930 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Energy Vault by 99.2% during the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 50,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,000 after purchasing an additional 24,900 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its position in Energy Vault by 88.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 19,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 9,163 shares during the period. Alps Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Energy Vault by 9.9% in the 3rd quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 236,355 shares of the company’s stock worth $938,000 after acquiring an additional 21,337 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Energy Vault by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 143,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $569,000 after buying an additional 19,855 shares in the last quarter. 40.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Energy Vault

These are some of the NRGV headlines that stood out recently:

• Positive Sentiment: The company affirmed its recently raised 2026 revenue guidance and provided preliminary 2027 guidance, offering a forward-looking counterpoint to the soft quarter. Q3 results and guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage highlighted a reported $2.3 billion backlog, but investors will be watching whether Energy Vault can convert projects into revenue, particularly in Q4. Q3 earnings and backlog
• Negative Sentiment: Q3 revenue was $13.07 million, below the $13.52 million consensus estimate, and another report described a wider adjusted loss and falling revenue. This underscores ongoing execution and profitability risks. Q3 revenue and adjusted loss

About Energy Vault

Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops energy storage systems designed to help utilities, power producers and other customers store electricity and deliver it when needed. Its offerings include gravity-based storage systems, which use mechanical processes to store and release energy, as well as battery energy storage systems and hybrid solutions. The company also provides VaultOS, a software platform for monitoring and managing energy storage assets. Its systems are intended to support renewable energy integration, grid stability and other energy management needs.