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Entergy (ETR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$104.56 -2.78 (-2.59%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

About Entergy Stock (NYSE:ETR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$104.52
$108.30
50-Day Range
$104.56
$116.20
52-Week Range
$86.40
$118.44
Volume
2.12 million shs
Average Volume
2.45 million shs
Market Capitalization
$48.79 billion
P/E Ratio
26.81
Dividend Yield
2.45%
Price Target
$120.84
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) is an integrated energy company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, that generates, transmits and distributes electricity. The company’s operations combine regulated utility services with competitive power production, supplying retail electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers while also participating in wholesale energy markets. Entergy’s generation fleet includes nuclear, natural gas, hydropower and other resources, and it operates a network of transmission and distribution assets to deliver power to end users.

Entergy conducts its regulated utility business through state-based operating subsidiaries that serve customers across parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and southeast Texas. In addition to retail service, the company is involved in wholesale power sales, asset management and related energy services that support system reliability and market participation. Its business model balances long-term regulated revenue from utility customers with earnings from producing and marketing electricity in competitive markets.

The company traces its roots to regional utility operations and has grown into a major electricity provider in the U.S. Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi Valley. Entergy is subject to oversight by state public utility commissions and federal regulators for its transmission, generation and nuclear activities. That regulatory environment shapes its investment programs, rate recovery mechanisms and operational priorities.

Operational priorities for Entergy include maintaining system reliability and safety, managing environmental compliance for generation assets, and modernizing grid infrastructure to accommodate changing demand and new technologies. The company is led by an executive management team and board of directors responsible for strategy, regulatory engagement and long-term planning across its regulated and non-regulated businesses.

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Entergy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

ETR MarketRank™: 

Entergy scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Entergy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 17 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Entergy has a consensus price target of $120.84, representing about 15.6% upside from its current price of $104.56.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Entergy has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Entergy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Entergy are expected to grow by 15.23% in the coming year, from $4.40 to $5.07 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Entergy is 26.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.45.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Entergy is 26.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.84.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Entergy has a PEG Ratio of 1.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Entergy has a P/B Ratio of 2.68. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Entergy's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.36% of the float of Entergy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Entergy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.74.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Entergy has recently decreased by 11.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Entergy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Entergy has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Entergy is 65.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Entergy will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.49% next year. This indicates that Entergy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Entergy's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Entergy has a news sentiment score of 1.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 33 news articles for Entergy this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    13 people have searched for ETR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Entergy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Entergy insiders have sold 1,003.11% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $106,080.00 in company stock and sold $1,170,180.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.21% of the stock of Entergy is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    88.07% of the stock of Entergy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Entergy's insider trading history.
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ETR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Entergy's stock was trading at $92.48 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ETR shares have increased by 13.1% and is now trading at $104.56.

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.02. The utilities provider had revenue of $3.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.49 billion. Entergy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.53% and a net margin of 13.40%.
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Entergy's stock split on Friday, December 13th 2024.The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, October 31st 2024. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Thursday, December 12th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Entergy subsidiaries include these companies: Automatic Detection Systems, Arkansas Power & Light Company LLC, AR Searcy Partnership LLC, EAM Nelson Holding LLC, Entergy Account Services LLC, Entergy Amalgamated Competitive Holdings LLC, Entergy Arkansas LLC, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Entergy include BlackRock Inc. (9.07%), Bank of America Corp DE (3.72%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (1.18%) and UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (0.84%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew S Marsh, Peter S Norgeot Jr, Kimberly Cook-Nelson, John C Dinelli, Marcus V Brown, Haley Fisackerly, Anastasia Minor, Eliecer Viamontes, Reginald T Jackson, Deanna D Rodriguez and Ralph Lewis Ropp.
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Shares of ETR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Entergy investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), NVIDIA (NVDA), Comcast (CMCSA), McKesson (MCK), Meta Platforms (META) and Charles Schwab (SCHW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/1 Dividend
5/01/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend
5/01/2026
Dividend Payable
6/01/2026
Last Earnings
7/29/2026
Record date for 9/1 Dividend
8/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend
8/13/2026
Today
8/23/2026
Dividend Payable
9/01/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric Utilities
Sub-Industry
Electric Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:ETR
Previous Symbol
NYSE:ETR
CIK
65984
Employees
12,000
Year Founded
1913

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$139.00
Low Price Target
$97.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+15.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.85
Research Coverage
20 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.90
Trailing P/E Ratio
26.81
Forward P/E Ratio
23.76
P/E Growth
1.79
Net Income
$1.77 billion
Net Margins
13.40%
Pretax Margin
17.03%
Return on Equity
10.53%
Return on Assets
2.46%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.73
Current Ratio
0.91
Quick Ratio
0.70

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$12.95 billion
Price / Sales
3.77
Cash Flow
$9.51 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.99
Book Value
$39.06 per share
Price / Book
2.68

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
466,630,000
Free Float
465,652,000
Market Cap
$48.79 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.50

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This page (NYSE:ETR) was last updated on 8/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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