Entergy Corporation $ETR Stock Holdings Raised by Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH

Key Points

• Fort Washington Investment Advisors raised its stake in Entergy by 3% to 544,323 shares (about $50.3M), and institutional investors now own 88.07% of the company.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” with an average price target of $107.17, with individual targets roughly between $98 and $112.
• Entergy slightly missed quarterly expectations (EPS $0.51 vs. $0.52; revenue $2.96B vs. $2.99B), issued FY2026 guidance of $4.25–$4.45 EPS, and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.64 (annualized yield ~2.5%).

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH lifted its stake in shares of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR - Free Report) by 3.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 544,323 shares of the utilities provider's stock after purchasing an additional 15,920 shares during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH owned about 0.12% of Entergy worth $50,312,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capital A Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Entergy by 5,466.7% in the 2nd quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC now owns 334 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 328 shares in the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Entergy by 150.4% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 323 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Entergy by 46.1% in the third quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 412 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Entergy by 44.4% during the third quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 416 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. 88.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ETR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho set a $112.00 price target on shares of Entergy in a research report on Friday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Entergy from $113.00 to $108.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Siebert Williams Shank started coverage on shares of Entergy in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $109.00 target price on the stock. KeyCorp upped their target price on Entergy from $102.00 to $111.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $98.00 price target on Entergy in a research report on Friday, February 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $107.17.

Insider Transactions at Entergy

In other 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 value of $558,419.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,609 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,454,155.55. This represents a 18.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.39% of the company's stock.

Entergy Price Performance

NYSE ETR opened at $102.86 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $101.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $96.41. Entergy Corporation has a 52 week low of $75.57 and a 52 week high of $107.93. The stock has a market cap of $46.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.01). Entergy had a net margin of 13.66% and a return on equity of 10.89%. 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 posted $0.66 EPS. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. Analysts forecast that Entergy Corporation will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 9th were given a dividend of $0.64 per share. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 9th. Entergy's payout ratio is 65.47%.

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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