Zacks Research Weighs in on Entergy's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:ETR)

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Entergy in a report issued on Monday, July 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.86 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.81. The consensus estimate for Entergy's current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Entergy's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.87 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Entergy from $91.00 to $87.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Entergy from $100.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Raymond James Financial initiated coverage on shares of Entergy in a research note on Friday, June 13th. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Entergy from $85.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Entergy from $82.00 to $81.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $86.46.

Entergy Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE ETR traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $88.20. 1,804,809 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,388,739. 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 stock's 50 day simple moving average is $82.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is $82.76. Entergy has a one year low of $56.00 and a one year high of $89.35. The company has a market cap of $37.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.64, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.59.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $3.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.13 billion. Entergy had a net margin of 11.26% and a return on equity of 11.43%. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.54 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Entergy by 60.0% in the fourth quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 16,077 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,219,000 after buying an additional 6,028 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in shares of Entergy by 74.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 670,923 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $50,869,000 after buying an additional 286,005 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Investment Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Entergy by 95.3% in the fourth quarter. Horizon Investment Services LLC now owns 4,319 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $328,000 after buying an additional 2,108 shares during the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Entergy in the first quarter worth $1,073,000. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Entergy by 25.4% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 78,470 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $6,708,000 after buying an additional 15,892 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.07% of the company's stock.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.72%. Entergy's dividend payout ratio is currently 77.92%.

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.