Entergy (ETR) Competitors $89.27 +0.60 (+0.68%) Closing price 09/22/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$89.40 +0.13 (+0.15%) As of 09/22/2025 07:57 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, AEE, ATO, CNP, DUK, ED, FE, 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), Ameren (AEE), Atmos Energy (ATO), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Duke Energy (DUK), Consolidated Edison (ED), FirstEnergy (FE), 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 Ameren Atmos Energy CenterPoint Energy Duke Energy Consolidated Edison FirstEnergy Public Service Enterprise Group WEC Energy Group Entergy (NYSE:ETR) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Is ETR or AEP 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 Entergy14.35% 11.52% 2.68% American Electric Power 17.68%11.55%3.11% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ETR or AEP? 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 RatioEntergy$11.88B3.35$1.06B$4.0122.26American Electric Power$19.72B2.90$2.97B$6.8415.65 Which has more volatility & risk, ETR or AEP? Entergy has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ETR or AEP a better dividend stock? Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Entergy pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% 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. Entergy has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate ETR or AEP? Entergy presently has a consensus target price of $89.87, indicating a potential upside of 0.67%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $111.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.16%. Given American Electric Power's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Electric Power is more favorable than Entergy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Entergy 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 Does the media favor ETR or AEP? In the previous week, Entergy and Entergy both had 27 articles in the media. Entergy's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.21 indicating that Entergy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Entergy 20 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Electric Power 22 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ETR or AEP? 88.1% of Entergy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Entergy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmerican Electric Power beats Entergy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$39.58B$24.78B$16.26B$21.65BDividend Yield2.71%3.63%4.70%3.50%P/E Ratio22.2319.6051.3330.23Price / Sales3.354.3432.2558.72Price / Cash9.448.9919.2718.30Price / Book2.542.342.244.66Net Income$1.06B$1.43B$748.44M$1.00B7 Day Performance1.13%2.52%0.66%1.11%1 Month Performance0.04%3.61%0.89%2.95%1 Year Performance37.29%13.03%309.32%15.18% Entergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ETREntergy4.6214 of 5 stars$89.27+0.7%$89.87+0.7%+38.1%$39.58B$11.88B22.2312,267Positive NewsAEPAmerican Electric Power4.2799 of 5 stars$109.10-0.3%$111.93+2.6%+4.8%$58.35B$19.72B15.9516,330Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.024 of 5 stars$64.73-0.2%$65.50+1.2%+7.5%$16.63B$3.98B19.982,998Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAEEAmeren4.6395 of 5 stars$100.58-0.2%$102.80+2.2%+15.8%$27.20B$7.62B22.118,981Positive NewsATOAtmos Energy4.2366 of 5 stars$165.94-0.4%$158.27-4.6%+19.4%$26.64B$4.17B22.795,260Positive NewsCNPCenterPoint Energy3.763 of 5 stars$38.32+0.2%$38.50+0.5%+35.7%$25.02B$8.64B26.808,872Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.723 of 5 stars$122.40+0.4%$130.62+6.7%+4.6%$95.18B$30.36B19.9026,413Trending NewsEDConsolidated Edison4.592 of 5 stars$96.98-0.6%$105.82+9.1%-6.5%$34.98B$16.15B17.6015,097Positive NewsFEFirstEnergy3.8201 of 5 stars$43.63-0.4%$46.31+6.1%-1.4%$25.19B$13.47B19.3112,294Positive NewsPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.7534 of 5 stars$83.02+0.4%$91.55+10.3%-5.7%$41.43B$11.13B20.9626,094Positive NewsWECWEC Energy Group3.9994 of 5 stars$111.01+0.4%$106.40-4.2%+15.9%$35.73B$8.60B21.277,017Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEP Alternatives LNT Alternatives AEE Alternatives ATO Alternatives CNP Alternatives DUK Alternatives ED Alternatives FE 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 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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