Entergy (ETR) Competitors $82.14 +0.83 (+1.01%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$82.34 +0.20 (+0.24%) As of 07/3/2025 04:44 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 Entergy (NYSE:ETR) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Is ETR or AEP a better dividend stock? Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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 pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Does the media favor ETR or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 5 more articles in the media than Entergy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for American Electric Power and 23 mentions for Entergy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Entergy's score of 1.20 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Entergy 18 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Electric Power 22 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 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 owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Entergy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$11.88B2.98$1.06B$3.0826.67American Electric Power$19.72B2.80$2.97B$5.1919.92 Which has more volatility & risk, ETR or AEP? Entergy has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ETR or AEP? Entergy currently has a consensus target price of $86.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.00%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $108.31, indicating a potential upside of 4.74%. Given Entergy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Entergy is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Entergy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 Is ETR or AEP 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 Entergy11.26% 11.43% 2.65% American Electric Power 13.73%11.68%3.08% SummaryAmerican Electric Power beats Entergy on 11 of the 20 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$35.39B$24.28B$15.82B$20.64BDividend Yield2.95%3.73%5.59%3.74%P/E Ratio26.6735.6120.4528.10Price / Sales2.984.0728.9054.30Price / Cash8.668.8519.1222.31Price / Book2.332.232.164.59Net Income$1.06B$1.41B$751.09M$986.06M7 Day Performance-0.43%1.89%1.21%2.79%1 Month Performance0.29%3.34%3.39%5.41%1 Year Performance55.65%24.18%16.85%14.62% Entergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ETREntergy4.3575 of 5 stars$82.15+1.0%$86.25+5.0%+55.6%$35.39B$11.88B26.6712,267Positive NewsAEPAmerican Electric Power4.6238 of 5 stars$103.76+1.3%$108.31+4.4%+18.1%$55.43B$19.72B19.9917,000Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.3722 of 5 stars$60.47+0.2%$63.95+5.8%+21.4%$15.53B$3.98B20.852,998Positive NewsATOAtmos Energy4.4597 of 5 stars$154.04+1.0%$156.05+1.3%+32.2%$24.47B$4.17B21.394,790Positive NewsCNPCenterPoint Energy4.037 of 5 stars$36.74+1.0%$36.04-1.9%+17.8%$23.98B$8.94B24.6612,500Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.5012 of 5 stars$118.02+0.9%$126.94+7.6%+17.8%$91.73B$30.36B19.5727,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEDConsolidated Edison4.6074 of 5 stars$100.40+2.3%$105.27+4.9%+12.8%$36.17B$15.26B18.5614,300Positive NewsFEFirstEnergy4.3246 of 5 stars$40.27+0.9%$46.00+14.2%+3.6%$23.24B$13.47B21.4212,300Trending NewsNINiSource4.5553 of 5 stars$40.36+1.0%$41.50+2.8%+37.7%$19.00B$5.93B21.827,746Positive NewsPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.7604 of 5 stars$84.21+0.8%$89.54+6.3%+10.4%$42.02B$10.29B23.0112,500News CoverageInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionWECWEC Energy Group4.3933 of 5 stars$104.22+1.1%$106.33+2.0%+34.5%$33.26B$8.60B20.327,020Positive News 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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