Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analyst sentiment is positive: Twenty analysts give Entergy a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, including 17 buys, two holds and one sell. The average 12-month price target is $121.05, above the reported share price of $106.35.
• Entergy exceeded quarterly expectations: The utility reported $1.03 in quarterly EPS and $3.52 billion in revenue, slightly beating analyst estimates. Management’s fiscal 2026 EPS guidance is $4.25–$4.45.
• Dividend and ownership activity remain notable: Entergy declared a quarterly dividend of $0.64 per share, representing a 2.4% yield, while institutional investors own 88.07% of the stock. A director also purchased 1,000 shares, though another insider recently sold shares under a pre-arranged trading plan.

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and seventeen have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $121.0526.

Several research firms have issued reports on ETR. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Entergy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. BTIG Research reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $126.00 price objective on shares of Entergy in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Seaport Research Partners lowered shares of Entergy from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Truist Financial set a $127.00 price objective on Entergy and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Evercore set a $123.00 target price on Entergy in a report on Wednesday, June 10th.

Entergy Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE ETR opened at $106.35 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $111.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $108.75. The firm has a market cap of $49.63 billion, a PE ratio of 27.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.50. Entergy has a 1 year low of $86.40 and a 1 year high of $118.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.70.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $3.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.49 billion. Entergy had a net margin of 13.40% and a return on equity of 10.53%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Entergy will post 4.4 EPS for the current year.

Entergy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th will be given a dividend of $0.64 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Entergy's payout ratio is presently 65.64%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entergy

In other news, Director Ralph Lewis Ropp acquired 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $106.08 per share, with a total value of $106,080.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 3,423 shares of the company's stock, valued at $363,111.84. The trade was a 41.27% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Haley Fisackerly sold 10,638 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total transaction of $1,170,180.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 14,182 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,560,020. This trade represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Entergy

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ETR. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Entergy by 275.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 9,176 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $696,000 after purchasing an additional 6,733 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP grew its stake in shares of Entergy by 40.7% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 36,228 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $3,097,000 after acquiring an additional 10,476 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in Entergy in the 2nd quarter worth about $6,869,000. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its stake in shares of Entergy by 4.8% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 4,254 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $354,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new position in Entergy in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $17,225,000. Institutional investors own 88.07% of the company's stock.

About Entergy

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.

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