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

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Entergy in a research report issued on Tuesday, June 3rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.72 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.80. 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 $0.91 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.82 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Barclays boosted their price objective on Entergy from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Entergy from $75.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Entergy from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Entergy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Entergy in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $86.04.

Entergy Stock Performance

Entergy stock traded up $0.31 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $82.11. 2,381,510 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,619,345. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.59. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $82.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $80.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.59. Entergy has a 1 year low of $52.07 and a 1 year high of $88.38.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.13 billion. Entergy had a return on equity of 10.68% and a net margin of 8.90%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.54 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Entergy

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ETR. Fortis Group Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Entergy by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC now owns 344 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY raised its holdings in shares of Entergy by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 340 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Mattson Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Entergy by 100.0% during 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. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Entergy by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. now owns 358 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sandy Spring Bank raised its holdings in shares of Entergy by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Sandy Spring Bank now owns 358 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.07% of the company's stock.

Entergy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.92%. Entergy's payout ratio is currently 77.92%.

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.