Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Entergy Co.’s Q1 2026 Earnings (NYSE:ETR)

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

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

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on ETR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Entergy from $131.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $109.50 price objective (down previously from $117.00) on shares of Entergy in a research report on Wednesday, June 12th. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Entergy from $107.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 31st. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Entergy from $123.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Entergy from $143.00 to $144.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.35.

Entergy Stock Performance

Shares of Entergy stock opened at $129.25 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $118.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $110.87. 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 has a 12 month low of $87.10 and a 12 month high of $129.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.73.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ETR. Tidemark LLC bought a new position in shares of Entergy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Entergy in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Heritage Wealth Advisors increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 239 shares during the period. American National Bank raised its stake in shares of Entergy by 93.7% during the second quarter. American National Bank now owns 277 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TruNorth Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Entergy during the second quarter worth about $32,000. 88.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entergy

In other news, COO Peter S. Norgeot, Jr. sold 3,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.56, for a total value of $398,320.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 34,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,288,742.08. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other news, COO Peter S. Norgeot, Jr. sold 3,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.56, for a total value of $398,320.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 34,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,288,742.08. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Eliecer Viamontes sold 5,166 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.00, for a total value of $619,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 5,117 shares in the company, valued at $614,040. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 42,888 shares of company stock valued at $5,110,766 in the last quarter. 0.39% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 13th were paid a $1.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 13th. This represents a $4.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.50%. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 45.34%.

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.