Q1 2026 EPS Estimates for Entergy Co. Boosted by Analyst (NYSE:ETR)

Entergy Co. (NYSE:ETR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Entergy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.82 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.79. The consensus estimate for Entergy’s current full-year earnings is $7.22 per share.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on ETR. Mizuho boosted their price target on Entergy from $107.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 31st. Guggenheim increased their target price on shares of Entergy from $118.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Argus raised shares of Entergy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Entergy from $100.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 23rd. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH restated a “neutral” rating and set a $109.50 target price (down previously from $117.00) on shares of Entergy in a research note on Wednesday, June 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $125.35.

Entergy Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of ETR stock opened at $127.68 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $118.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $110.62. The stock has a market cap of $27.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.73. Entergy has a 12 month low of $87.10 and a 12 month high of $129.66. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The utilities provider reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $2.95 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.98 billion. Entergy had a net margin of 14.75% and a return on equity of 10.10%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.84 EPS.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 13th were issued a $1.13 dividend. This represents a $4.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.54%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 13th. Entergy’s payout ratio is 45.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Peter S. Norgeot, Jr. sold 3,250 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.56, for a total transaction of $398,320.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 34,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,288,742.08. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In related news, COO Peter S. Norgeot, Jr. sold 3,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.56, for a total transaction of $398,320.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 34,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,288,742.08. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Peter S. Norgeot, Jr. sold 11,472 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.16, for a total transaction of $1,321,115.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 37,888 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,363,182.08. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 42,888 shares of company stock worth $5,110,766. Corporate insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Tidemark LLC purchased a new stake in Entergy in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Entergy during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Heritage Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Entergy by 2,172.7% in the first quarter. Heritage Wealth Advisors now owns 250 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the period. American National Bank grew its stake in Entergy by 93.7% in the second quarter. American National Bank now owns 277 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TruNorth Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Entergy during the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. 88.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Entergy

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.