Entergy Corporation $ETR Shares Purchased by Sowell Financial Services LLC

Key Points

• Sowell Financial Services LLC increased its stake in Entergy by 556.4% in Q4, buying an additional 19,697 shares to hold 23,237 shares worth about $2.15 million.
• Entergy declared a quarterly dividend of $0.64 per share (annualized $2.56) with an ex-dividend date of May 1 and a yield of 2.2%, and currently has a dividend payout ratio of 65.47%.
• The company missed quarterly EPS (reported $0.51 vs. $0.52 expected), set FY2026 guidance of 4.25–4.45 EPS, and carries a MarketBeat consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a $110.17 target price.

Sowell Financial Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR - Free Report) by 556.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 23,237 shares of the utilities provider's stock after acquiring an additional 19,697 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC's holdings in Entergy were worth $2,148,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ETR. Capital A Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Entergy by 5,466.7% during the second quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC now owns 334 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 328 shares during the period. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in Entergy by 56.9% during the third quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 317 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Entergy by 150.4% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 323 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Entergy by 46.1% during the third quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 412 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Entergy by 44.4% during the third quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 416 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.07% of the company's stock.

Entergy Stock Down 0.7%

ETR stock opened at $113.82 on Wednesday. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $104.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.11 billion, a PE ratio of 29.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.57. Entergy Corporation has a 12 month low of $75.57 and a 12 month high of $115.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.51.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $2.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Entergy had a net margin of 13.66% and a return on equity of 10.89%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.66 earnings per share. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Entergy Corporation will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.64 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Entergy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.47%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on ETR shares. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Entergy from $102.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $112.00 target price on shares of Entergy in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Wall Street Zen lowered Entergy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Sunday, February 22nd. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Entergy from $112.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Entergy in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $110.17.

Insider Activity at Entergy

In related news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.95, for a total transaction of $558,419.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 23,609 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,454,155.55. This trade represents a 18.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Entergy Company Profile

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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