Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for Entergy Earnings

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Entergy in a report released on Monday, July 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.35 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.34. The consensus estimate for Entergy's current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Entergy's Q4 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.81 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Entergy from $82.00 to $81.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Entergy from $85.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Entergy from $100.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Barclays reduced their target price on Entergy from $91.00 to $87.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Entergy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Entergy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $86.46.

Entergy Stock Performance

ETR stock traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $88.20. The company had a trading volume of 1,804,809 shares, 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 has a market capitalization of $37.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.64, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.59. Entergy has a one year low of $56.00 and a one year high of $89.35. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $82.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $82.68.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.82 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $3.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.13 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.54 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entergy

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ETR. My Legacy Advisors LLC increased its stake in Entergy by 0.8% in the second quarter. My Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 16,576 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,361,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Entergy by 0.7% in the first quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 17,954 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,535,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Gen Wealth Partners Inc lifted its holdings in Entergy by 27.5% in the fourth quarter. Gen Wealth Partners Inc now owns 668 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the period. Mattson Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in Entergy by 100.0% in the first quarter. Mattson Financial Services LLC now owns 300 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Entergy by 18.6% during the first quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,050 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.07% of the company's stock.

Entergy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.72%. Entergy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.