Entergy (ETR) Competitors $81.72 -0.40 (-0.49%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$81.47 -0.24 (-0.29%) As of 07/11/2025 07:16 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ETR vs. AEP, LNT, ATO, CNP, DUK, ED, FE, NI, PEG, and WECShould you be buying Entergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Entergy include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Atmos Energy (ATO), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Duke Energy (DUK), Consolidated Edison (ED), FirstEnergy (FE), NiSource (NI), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Entergy vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Alliant Energy Atmos Energy CenterPoint Energy Duke Energy Consolidated Edison FirstEnergy NiSource Public Service Enterprise Group WEC Energy Group American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and Entergy (NYSE:ETR) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk. Do analysts recommend AEP or ETR? American Electric Power currently has a consensus price target of $108.31, indicating a potential upside of 2.82%. Entergy has a consensus price target of $85.96, indicating a potential upside of 5.20%. Given Entergy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Entergy is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31Entergy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more risk & volatility, AEP or ETR? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entergy has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AEP or ETR? 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Entergy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Entergy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is AEP or ETR more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 13.73% compared to Entergy's net margin of 11.26%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.68% beat Entergy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Electric Power13.73% 11.68% 3.08% Entergy 11.26%11.43%2.65% Does the media favor AEP or ETR? In the previous week, American Electric Power and American Electric Power both had 28 articles in the media. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Entergy's score of 0.94 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Electric Power 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Entergy 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, AEP or ETR? American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Entergy. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B2.85$2.97B$5.1920.30Entergy$11.88B2.96$1.06B$3.0826.53 Is AEP or ETR a better dividend stock? American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. American Electric Power pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entergy pays out 77.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Entergy has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryAmerican Electric Power beats Entergy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Entergy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ETR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ETR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ETR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEntergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$35.38B$24.49B$15.86B$20.73BDividend Yield2.92%3.74%5.61%3.71%P/E Ratio26.5334.3720.0827.84Price / Sales2.964.0729.6242.44Price / Cash8.758.8619.0922.63Price / Book2.322.222.154.57Net Income$1.06B$1.43B$751.09M$989.30M7 Day Performance-0.52%-1.28%-0.60%0.20%1 Month Performance-1.81%0.41%1.47%3.95%1 Year Performance49.70%16.25%13.07%10.27% Entergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ETREntergy4.2877 of 5 stars$81.72-0.5%$85.96+5.2%+50.6%$35.38B$11.88B26.5312,267Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3967 of 5 stars$104.17+0.3%$108.31+4.0%+16.0%$55.65B$19.72B20.0716,330Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.6045 of 5 stars$61.95+0.7%$64.32+3.8%+16.5%$15.91B$4.08B21.362,998Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastATOAtmos Energy4.2082 of 5 stars$152.75+0.3%$156.05+2.2%+28.7%$24.26B$4.17B21.225,260Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCNPCenterPoint Energy3.9895 of 5 stars$36.21+0.8%$36.04-0.5%+21.7%$23.64B$8.64B24.308,872Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.535 of 5 stars$117.25-0.1%$126.88+8.2%+12.4%$91.13B$30.36B19.4426,413Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEDConsolidated Edison4.5117 of 5 stars$99.63-0.7%$105.27+5.7%+10.0%$35.90B$15.26B18.4215,097FEFirstEnergy4.2045 of 5 stars$39.86-0.1%$46.00+15.4%+2.4%$23.01B$13.47B21.2012,294NINiSource4.4528 of 5 stars$39.62+0.2%$41.50+4.7%+33.2%$18.65B$5.46B21.427,746Positive NewsPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.4402 of 5 stars$82.30+1.4%$89.46+8.7%+7.8%$41.07B$10.29B22.4926,094Analyst ForecastWECWEC Energy Group4.6448 of 5 stars$104.330.0%$106.33+1.9%+31.3%$33.29B$8.60B20.347,017Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEP Alternatives LNT Alternatives ATO Alternatives CNP Alternatives DUK Alternatives ED Alternatives FE Alternatives NI Alternatives PEG Alternatives WEC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ETR) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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