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

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Entergy in a report released 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 previous 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 issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.22. Entergy had a return on equity of 11.43% and a net margin of 11.26%. The company had revenue of $3.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.54 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Entergy from $91.00 to $87.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Entergy from $82.00 to $81.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Entergy from $86.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. KeyCorp raised Entergy from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $85.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target 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. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $85.96.

Entergy Stock Performance

Shares of ETR traded up $0.69 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $82.15. The company had a trading volume of 1,675,974 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,557,853. The business has a fifty day moving average of $82.34 and a 200-day moving average of $81.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91. The firm has a market cap of $35.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.67, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.59. Entergy has a 12 month low of $53.14 and a 12 month high of $88.38.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entergy

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Mattson Financial Services LLC grew its position in Entergy by 100.0% in the first quarter. Mattson Financial Services LLC now owns 300 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Entergy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Atwood & Palmer Inc. lifted its stake in Entergy by 135.7% in the 2nd quarter. Atwood & Palmer Inc. now owns 330 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY lifted its stake in Entergy by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 340 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust boosted its position in Entergy by 188.5% in the first quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 352 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 230 shares in 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.