Entergy (ETR) Competitors $89.23 +0.01 (+0.01%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$89.41 +0.18 (+0.20%) As of 04:53 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 institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends. Do analysts rate AEP or ETR? American Electric Power currently has a consensus target price of $111.29, indicating a potential downside of 2.40%. Entergy has a consensus target price of $88.14, indicating a potential downside of 1.22%. Given Entergy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Entergy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has higher earnings & 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$19.72B3.09$2.97B$6.8416.67Entergy$12.31B3.24$1.06B$4.0122.25 Which has more risk & volatility, AEP or ETR? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entergy has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 3.3%. Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entergy pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. 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. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Entergy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is AEP or ETR more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.68% compared to Entergy's net margin of 14.35%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.55% beat Entergy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Electric Power17.68% 11.55% 3.11% Entergy 14.35%11.52%2.68% Does the media refer more to AEP or ETR? In the previous week, American Electric Power and American Electric Power both had 33 articles in the media. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Entergy's score of 1.42 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 26 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Entergy 22 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$39.83B$25.81B$17.15B$21.16BDividend Yield2.70%3.75%5.48%3.59%P/E Ratio22.2219.4415.4929.14Price / Sales3.243.99359.0854.98Price / Cash9.578.9319.1423.84Price / Book2.462.392.185.45Net Income$1.06B$1.43B$751.46M$992.10M7 Day Performance0.20%0.04%1.03%2.62%1 Month Performance0.75%-0.63%0.24%2.51%1 Year Performance50.22%15.34%301.49%13.06% Entergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ETREntergy4.8319 of 5 stars$89.23+0.0%$88.14-1.2%+50.1%$39.83B$12.31B22.2212,267News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAEPAmerican Electric Power4.387 of 5 stars$112.00-0.4%$111.29-0.6%+15.4%$59.90B$19.72B16.3716,330Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy3.9192 of 5 stars$65.32-0.5%$64.59-1.1%+14.4%$16.78B$3.98B20.162,998Positive NewsATOAtmos Energy4.3513 of 5 stars$165.01+0.4%$158.27-4.1%+28.7%$26.49B$4.62B22.675,260Positive NewsCNPCenterPoint Energy3.9242 of 5 stars$38.58-0.7%$37.38-3.1%+45.4%$25.19B$8.64B26.988,872Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.3634 of 5 stars$125.58+0.2%$129.20+2.9%+10.1%$97.65B$30.36B20.4226,413Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeEDConsolidated Edison4.6381 of 5 stars$104.15-0.3%$105.70+1.5%+1.0%$37.53B$16.15B18.9015,097Positive NewsFEFirstEnergy3.3777 of 5 stars$43.33+0.2%$46.08+6.3%+0.7%$25.02B$14.05B19.1712,294Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionNINiSource4.101 of 5 stars$42.17-0.3%$42.56+0.9%+30.8%$19.86B$5.46B22.437,746Positive NewsPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.2388 of 5 stars$86.54-1.3%$90.95+5.1%+2.6%$43.19B$11.13B21.8526,094Positive NewsWECWEC Energy Group4.0471 of 5 stars$109.73-0.6%$106.40-3.0%+18.2%$35.32B$8.60B21.027,017Positive NewsAnalyst Revision 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 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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