Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.250-4.450 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.400. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ETR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $109.00 target price on Entergy in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $121.00 price target (up from $116.00) on shares of Entergy in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Entergy from $123.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 target price (up from $131.00) on shares of Entergy in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Evercore set a $123.00 price target on Entergy in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $121.05.

Entergy Stock Performance

ETR stock opened at $112.60 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $112.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $108.09. The company has a market cap of $51.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.50. Entergy has a 1 year low of $86.40 and a 1 year high of $118.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.02. Entergy had a net margin of 13.48% and a return on equity of 10.75%. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Entergy will post 4.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Entergy

In other news, insider Haley Fisackerly sold 10,638 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total transaction of $1,170,180.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 14,182 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,560,020. This represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Entergy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ETR. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Entergy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Entergy in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $52,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in Entergy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Greenline Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Entergy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $73,000. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Entergy by 192.6% in the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 790 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 520 shares in the last quarter. 88.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Entergy Company Profile

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) is an integrated energy company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, that generates, transmits and distributes electricity. The company’s operations combine regulated utility services with competitive power production, supplying retail electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers while also participating in wholesale energy markets. Entergy’s generation fleet includes nuclear, natural gas, hydropower and other resources, and it operates a network of transmission and distribution assets to deliver power to end users.

Entergy conducts its regulated utility business through state-based operating subsidiaries that serve customers across parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and southeast Texas.