Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for Entergy Earnings

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Entergy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.66. The consensus estimate for Entergy’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Entergy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.86 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.28 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.82 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised Entergy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $86.50 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on Entergy from $165.00 to $82.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Entergy from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. StockNews.com raised Entergy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Entergy from $87.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Entergy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $84.11.

Entergy Trading Up 0.4 %

Entergy stock opened at $82.70 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $81.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81. Entergy has a 52 week low of $50.19 and a 52 week high of $88.38. The stock has a market cap of $35.59 billion, a PE ratio of 33.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.68.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The utilities provider reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $2.74 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.24 billion. Entergy had a return on equity of 10.68% and a net margin of 8.90%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.26 earnings per share.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.90%. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 98.77%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Deanna D. Rodriguez sold 6,088 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.94, for a total transaction of $450,146.72. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 3,952 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $292,210.88. The trade was a 60.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ETR. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of Entergy during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Coastline Trust Co acquired a new stake in Entergy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Entergy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $42,000. NBT Bank N A NY lifted its position in shares of Entergy by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 340 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the period. Finally, Fortis Group Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Entergy by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC now owns 344 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the period. 88.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Entergy Company Profile

Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and retail distribution of electricity in the United States. It generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, including the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas.