Barclays Issues Positive Forecast for Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Stock Price

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) had its price target increased by Barclays from $119.00 to $124.00 in a research note published on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an overweight rating on the utilities provider’s stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on ETR. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $131.00 price objective (up from $114.00) on shares of Entergy in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Siebert Williams Shank initiated coverage on shares of Entergy in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $109.00 price objective for the company. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $129.00 price objective (up from $114.00) on shares of Entergy in a research note on Thursday. Truist Financial set a $130.00 price objective on shares of Entergy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Entergy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $117.11.

Entergy Price Performance

Shares of Entergy stock opened at $118.15 on Thursday. Entergy has a 52-week low of $79.40 and a 52-week high of $118.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a fifty day moving average of $109.38 and a 200-day moving average of $100.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.96.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. Entergy had a net margin of 13.48% and a return on equity of 10.75%. The company had revenue of $3.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.82 EPS. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Entergy will post 4.4 EPS for the current year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a dividend of $0.64 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 65.47%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Entergy news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.95, for a total transaction of $558,419.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 23,609 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,454,155.55. This represents a 18.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.21% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entergy

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. New York State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Entergy by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 433,613 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $40,408,000 after acquiring an additional 22,148 shares in the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its stake in shares of Entergy by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 184,690 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $17,211,000 after acquiring an additional 7,000 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in shares of Entergy by 66.0% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 800,258 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $74,512,000 after acquiring an additional 318,221 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its stake in shares of Entergy by 124.6% in the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 24,949 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,335,000 after acquiring an additional 13,841 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its stake in shares of Entergy by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 59,279 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,524,000 after acquiring an additional 7,212 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

Entergy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades: Wells Fargo raised its price target to $128 and kept an “overweight” rating, and Barclays raised its target to $124 with an “overweight” rating — both signal buy-side confidence and point to upside from current levels. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Demand-driven revenue strength: Management highlighted a surge in data-center power demand and higher retail sales that boosted Q1 revenue above estimates, underpinning the growth thesis for regulated utility earnings. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Guidance affirmed: Entergy reiterated FY2026 EPS guidance of $4.25–4.45 and affirmed longer-term outlooks, providing clarity to investors on forward earnings trajectory. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed earnings headlines: The company reported adjusted Q1 EPS of $0.86; some outlets framed that as a slight beat versus one consensus ($0.84) while others cited misses versus different estimates ($0.89). Investors are parsing which benchmark to trust. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Rising costs and interest expense: Commentary and analyst notes flagged margin pressure from higher costs and interest expenses, which trimmed the net impact of revenue gains and could limit near-term margin expansion. Read More.

About Entergy

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.