NYSE:ETREntergy Stock Price, Forecast & News

$97.96

+0.33 (+0.34 %)

(As of 05/25/2020 03:31 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$97.06

Now: $97.96▼

$98.24

50-Day Range

$83.38

MA: $95.92▼

$102.91

52-Week Range

$75.19

Now: $97.96▼

$135.55

Volume955,544 shs

Average Volume1.49 million shs

Market Capitalization$19.61 billion

P/E Ratio17.65

Dividend Yield3.80%

Beta0.56

Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of electricity in the United States. It generates electricity through gas/oil, nuclear, coal, hydro, and solar power sources. The company's Utility segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, including the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas. Its Entergy Wholesale Commodities segment engages in the ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants located in the northern United States; sale of electric power to wholesale customers; provision of services to other nuclear power plant owners; and owning interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell electric power to wholesale customers. This segment sells energy to retail power providers, utilities, electric power co-operatives, power trading organizations, and other power generation companies. The company's power plants have approximately 30,000 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity, including approximately 9,000 MW of nuclear power. The company delivers electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Entergy Corporation was founded in 1949 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

3.3 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Entergy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $118.00, Entergy has a potential upside of 20.5% from its current price of $97.96.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Entergy has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

1.7 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Entergy has received 391 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Entergy has received 733 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Entergy has received 65.21% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Entergy and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe ETR will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe ETR will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

4.2 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Entergy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.80%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Entergy has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Entergy is 68.89 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Entergy will have a dividend payout ratio of 62.73 % next year. This indicates that Entergy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Entergy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.28% of the stock of Entergy is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
86.20% of the stock of Entergy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Entergy are expected to grow by 7.23% in the coming year, from $5.53 to $5.93 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Entergy is 17.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.79.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Entergy is 17.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 27.05.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Entergy has a PEG Ratio of 3.21. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Entergy has a P/B Ratio of 1.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.29 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Electric services

Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities

SectorUtilities

Current SymbolNYSE:ETR

Previous Symbol

CUSIP29364G10

CIK65984

Webwww.entergy.com

Phone504-576-4000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.78

Current Ratio0.66

Quick Ratio0.49

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio17.65

Forward P/E Ratio17.71

P/E Growth3.21

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$10.88 billion

Price / Sales1.80

Cash Flow$16.38 per share

Price / Cash Flow5.98

Book Value$51.35 per share

Price / Book1.91

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.40

Net Income$1.26 billion

Net Margins10.50%

Return on Equity11.40%

Return on Assets2.24%

Miscellaneous

Employees13,635

Outstanding Shares200,160,000

Market Cap$19.61 billion

Next Earnings Date7/29/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Entergy's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Entergy's stock was trading at $111.62 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ETR shares have decreased by 12.2% and is now trading at $97.96. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Entergy?

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Entergy in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Entergy.

When is Entergy's next earnings date?

Entergy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Entergy.

How were Entergy's earnings last quarter?

Entergy Co. (NYSE:ETR) posted its earnings results on Monday, May, 11th. The utilities provider reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.22. The utilities provider earned $2.43 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.68 billion. Entergy had a return on equity of 11.40% and a net margin of 10.50%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.82 earnings per share. View Entergy's earnings history.

How often does Entergy pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Entergy?

Entergy announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.93 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $3.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.80%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 6th. View Entergy's dividend history.

What guidance has Entergy issued on next quarter's earnings?

Entergy issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 11th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.45-5.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.51.

What price target have analysts set for ETR?

13 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Entergy's shares. Their forecasts range from $100.00 to $140.00. On average, they expect Entergy's stock price to reach $118.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Entergy.

Has Entergy been receiving favorable news coverage?

News headlines about ETR stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Entergy earned a news sentiment score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutEntergy.

Who are some of Entergy's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Entergy include NextEra Energy (NEE), Duke Energy (DUK), Southern (SO), American Electric Power (AEP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Eversource Energy (ES), FirstEnergy (FE), Edison International (EIX), PPL (PPL), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE) and Portland General Electric (POR). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Entergy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Entergy investors own include Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), General Electric (GE), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Bank of America (BAC), DowDuPont (DWDP), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Dominion Energy (D) and Snap (SNAP).

Who are Entergy's key executives?

Entergy's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Leo P. Denault, Chairman & CEO (Age 59)
Mr. Andrew S. Marsh, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 47)
Mr. Marcus V. Brown, Exec. VP & Gen. Counsel (Age 57)
Mr. A. Christopher Bakken III, Exec. VP of Nuclear Operations & Chief Nuclear Officer (Age 58)
Mr. Richard C. Riley, Sr. VP of Distribution Operations & Asset Management for Entergy (Age 55)

What is Entergy's stock symbol?

Entergy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ETR."

Who are Entergy's major shareholders?

Entergy's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.52%), State Street Corp (5.57%), Invesco Ltd. (3.91%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.83%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (1.95%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.79%). Company insiders that own Entergy stock include A Christopher Bakken III, Alexis M Herman, Andrew S Marsh, Charles L Rice, Jr, Donald W Vinci, Haley Fisackerly, Leo P Denault, Marcus V Brown, Paul D Hinnenkamp, Peter S Norgeot Jr, Phillip R May Jr, Phillip R May, Jr, Roderick K West and Sallie T Rainer. View institutional ownership trends for Entergy.

Which major investors are selling Entergy stock?

ETR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Invesco Ltd., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., UBS Group AG, BlackRock Inc., State Street Corp, AQR Capital Management LLC, Centenus Global Management LP, and Morgan Stanley. Company insiders that have sold Entergy company stock in the last year include A Christopher Bakken III, Haley Fisackerly, Leo P Denault, Marcus V Brown, Paul D Hinnenkamp, Peter S Norgeot Jr, Roderick K West, and Sallie T Rainer. View insider buying and selling activity for Entergy.

Which major investors are buying Entergy stock?

ETR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Research Global Investors, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Banco Santander S.A., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Entergy.

How do I buy shares of Entergy?

Shares of ETR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Entergy's stock price today?

One share of ETR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $97.96.

How big of a company is Entergy?

Entergy has a market capitalization of $19.61 billion and generates $10.88 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $1.26 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.40 on an earnings per share basis. Entergy employs 13,635 workers across the globe.

What is Entergy's official website?

The official website for Entergy is www.entergy.com.

How can I contact Entergy?

Entergy's mailing address is 639 LOYOLA AVE, NEW ORLEANS LA, 70161. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 504-576-4000 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 5/25/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff