Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on ETR. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $123.00 price objective (up from $118.00) on shares of Entergy in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $112.00 price objective on shares of Entergy in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Argus increased their price objective on Entergy from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Seaport Research Partners cut Entergy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, TD Cowen began coverage on Entergy in a research report on Friday, January 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $108.00 price objective on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $117.11.

Entergy Stock Up 3.0%

Shares of NYSE ETR opened at $118.15 on Friday. 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 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 P/E ratio of 30.14, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.57. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $109.38 and its 200 day moving average is $100.33.

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

Entergy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st will be paid a $0.64 dividend. 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 (DPR) is 65.47%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.95, for a total value of $558,419.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,609 shares of the company’s stock, 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 filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.21% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Entergy

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ETR. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Entergy by 275.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 9,176 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $696,000 after buying an additional 6,733 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in Entergy by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 36,228 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,097,000 after buying an additional 10,476 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in Entergy in the second quarter valued at about $6,869,000. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in Entergy by 4.8% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 4,254 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $354,000 after buying an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in Entergy in the second quarter valued at about $17,225,000. 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.