Zacks Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for Entergy

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Entergy in a report released on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.80 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.73. 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 $0.76 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.30 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.15 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.81 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Entergy from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. KeyCorp upgraded Entergy from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $85.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Entergy from $75.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Entergy from $87.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Entergy from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $86.04.

Entergy Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of Entergy stock opened at $82.58 on Thursday. Entergy has a 52-week low of $52.07 and a 52-week high of $88.38. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $83.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $80.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81. The company has a market cap of $35.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.91, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.62.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $3.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.13 billion. Entergy had a return on equity of 10.68% and a net margin of 8.90%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.54 EPS.

Entergy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.91%. Entergy's dividend payout ratio is presently 77.92%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Entergy by 5.2% in 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 purchasing an additional 2,695,348 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Entergy by 142.8% in the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 10,347,926 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Entergy by 2.2% in the first 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 in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Entergy by 90.7% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 12,612,407 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $956,273,000 after buying an additional 5,998,760 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its stake in shares of Entergy by 66.7% during 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 buying an additional 4,418,528 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.07% of the company's stock.

Entergy Company Profile

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.

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