Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Entergy Q3 Earnings

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Entergy in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 13th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $0.99 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $85.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Entergy’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Entergy’s FY2025 earnings at $3.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.38 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Entergy in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Entergy from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised Entergy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $86.50 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Barclays upped their price target on Entergy from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on Entergy from $75.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.04.

Entergy Stock Up 1.6%

ETR stock opened at $83.10 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $83.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $80.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.72. Entergy has a fifty-two week low of $52.07 and a fifty-two week high of $88.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.13, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.62.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.22. Entergy had a net margin of 8.90% and a return on equity of 10.68%. The company had revenue of $3.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.54 earnings per share.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 2nd. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 77.92%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entergy

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of ETR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Entergy by 60.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,589,727 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $472,444,000 after purchasing an additional 1,354,355 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Entergy by 102.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,100 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $538,000 after purchasing an additional 3,600 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital purchased a new stake in shares of Entergy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $324,000. Claro Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Entergy by 51.6% in the fourth quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 3,485 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $264,000 after acquiring an additional 1,186 shares during the period. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its holdings in Entergy by 91.4% in the fourth quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 1,516 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $115,000 after acquiring an additional 724 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

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.