What is Zacks Research's Forecast for Entergy Q3 Earnings?

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Entergy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.34 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.41. The consensus estimate for Entergy's current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Entergy's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $3.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.13 billion. Entergy had a net margin of 11.26% and a return on equity of 11.43%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.54 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on ETR. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Entergy in a research note on Friday, June 13th. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Entergy from $86.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Entergy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Entergy from $82.00 to $81.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, KeyCorp raised shares of Entergy from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $85.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Entergy currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $85.96.

Entergy Stock Down 0.4%

NYSE ETR traded down $0.35 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $81.77. 907,009 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,547,456. Entergy has a 12 month low of $53.14 and a 12 month high of $88.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.22 billion, a PE ratio of 26.52, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a 50 day moving average of $82.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Entergy

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Entergy by 5.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,828,994 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $4,687,331,000 after buying an additional 2,695,348 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Entergy by 142.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 17,594,747 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,334,034,000 after buying an additional 10,347,926 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Entergy by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,173,889 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,126,244,000 after buying an additional 289,468 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Entergy by 90.7% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 12,612,407 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $956,273,000 after purchasing an additional 5,998,760 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC grew its stake in shares of Entergy by 66.7% in the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 11,042,159 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $837,216,000 after purchasing an additional 4,418,528 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.07% of the company's stock.

About Entergy

Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and retail distribution of electricity in the United States. It generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, including the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas.