Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $106.6111.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $98.00 price target on shares of Entergy in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Entergy in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Mizuho set a $112.00 target price on Entergy in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Barclays set a $96.00 target price on Entergy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $112.00 price target on shares of Entergy in a research note on Friday, January 23rd.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entergy

In other news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of Entergy stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.95, for a total value of $558,419.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,609 shares in the company, valued at $2,454,155.55. This trade represents a 18.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.47% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ETR. United Community Bank lifted its position in shares of Entergy by 806.7% during the fourth quarter. United Community Bank now owns 272 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Entergy by 119.4% in the fourth quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 283 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Union Savings Bank bought a new stake in shares of Entergy during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Entergy by 56.9% during the 3rd quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 317 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Entergy by 150.4% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 323 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. 88.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Entergy Price Performance

ETR opened at $106.15 on Tuesday. Entergy has a fifty-two week low of $75.57 and a fifty-two week high of $107.93. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $99.88 and a 200 day moving average of $95.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market cap of $48.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.15, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.64.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.96 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. Entergy had a return on equity of 10.89% and a net margin of 13.66%.During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.66 EPS. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Entergy will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 9th were given a dividend of $0.64 per share. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 9th. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 65.47%.

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.