Entergy Corporation $ETR Stock Holdings Increased by Vanguard Group Inc.

Key Points

• Vanguard Group raised its stake in Entergy by 1.0%, now owning 58,537,223 shares — about 13.11% of the company, valued at roughly $5.41 billion.
• Wall Street consensus rates Entergy a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $113.74, and analysts on average forecast about 4.4 EPS for the current fiscal year (company guidance 4.25–4.45 EPS for FY2026).
• Entergy pays a quarterly dividend of $0.64 (annualized $2.56, ~2.3% yield); the stock has a market cap of about $52 billion and a trailing P/E of ~29.

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR - Free Report) by 1.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 58,537,223 shares of the utilities provider's stock after acquiring an additional 589,317 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 13.11% of Entergy worth $5,410,596,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Entergy by 1.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 23,337,958 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $2,174,864,000 after acquiring an additional 417,077 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Entergy by 2.9% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 16,034,738 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,494,277,000 after buying an additional 452,562 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Entergy by 3.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 14,648,707 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,365,113,000 after buying an additional 472,761 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its position in shares of Entergy by 1.6% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 4,023,195 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $374,922,000 after buying an additional 62,958 shares during the period. Finally, Soroban Capital Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Entergy by 17.6% during the second quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP now owns 3,291,080 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $273,555,000 after buying an additional 493,399 shares during the period. 88.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ETR has been the subject of several analyst reports. Siebert Williams Shank initiated coverage on Entergy in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. They set a "buy" rating and a $109.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $123.00 target price on shares of Entergy in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. KeyCorp reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $123.00 price target (up from $118.00) on shares of Entergy in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen cut Entergy from a "sell" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Saturday, April 18th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Entergy from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $113.74.

Entergy Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:ETR opened at $113.57 on Tuesday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $108.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.98. 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 Corporation has a one year low of $79.40 and a one year high of $117.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.99 billion, a PE ratio of 29.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.57.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR - Get Free Report) last issued 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). Entergy had a return on equity of 10.89% and a net margin of 13.66%.The business had revenue of $2.96 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.66 earnings per share. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Entergy Corporation will post 4.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entergy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.64 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 1st. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Entergy's payout ratio is currently 65.47%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entergy

In other news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.95, for a total transaction of $558,419.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 23,609 shares in the company, valued at $2,454,155.55. The trade was a 18.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.21% of the stock is owned by corporate 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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