Entergy (ETR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $111.42 to $112.87
• 50-Day Range: $99.99 to $118.15
• 52-Week Range: $80.11 to $118.44
• Volume: 2.77 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $51.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.67
• Dividend Yield: 2.28%
• Price Target: $119.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Entergy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Entergy scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 36th out of 94 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Entergy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.81, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 14 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Entergy is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Entergy has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Entergy are expected to grow by 13.64% in the coming year, from $4.40 to $5.00 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Entergy is 28.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Entergy is 28.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.43.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Entergy has a PEG Ratio of 1.92. 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 2.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.63% 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 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Entergy has recently increased by 19.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Entergy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.28%, 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 65.31%. 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 51.20% next year. This indicates that Entergy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

Entergy has a news sentiment score of 0.98. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Entergy this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for ETR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Entergy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -82% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Entergy insiders have not sold or bought any 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/2 Dividend: 2/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/2 Dividend: 2/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/02/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/29/2026
• Record date for 6/1 Dividend: 5/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend: 5/01/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ETR
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:ETR
• CIK: 65984
• Web: www.entergy.com
• Phone: (504) 576-4000
• Fax: 504-576-4001
• Employees: 12,000
• Year Founded: 1913

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Entergy: $119.00
• High Price Target: $135.00
• Low Price Target: $94.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.81
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.92
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.54
• P/E Growth: 1.92
• Net Income: $1.77 billion
• Net Margins: 13.48%
• Pretax Margin: 17.22%
• Return on Equity: 10.75%
• Return on Assets: 2.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.80
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.97
• Cash Flow: $9.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.81
• Book Value: $37.88 per share
• Price / Book: 2.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 457,890,000
• Free Float: 456,925,000
• Market Cap: $51.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.54