Entergy Corporation $ETR Shares Sold by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC trimmed its stake in Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) by 14.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 116,014 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 20,148 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Entergy were worth $10,723,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Entergy by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 57,947,906 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $5,400,165,000 after purchasing an additional 1,488,238 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Entergy by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 23,337,958 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,174,864,000 after buying an additional 417,077 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Entergy by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 16,034,738 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,494,277,000 after buying an additional 452,562 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Entergy by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 14,648,707 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,365,113,000 after buying an additional 472,761 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Entergy by 3.6% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,652,982 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,134,850,000 after acquiring an additional 479,093 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $98.00 price target on Entergy in a research report on Friday, February 20th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Entergy from $102.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Entergy in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays set a $96.00 target price on Entergy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $105.00 price target (up from $96.00) on shares of Entergy in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.17.

Entergy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Entergy Louisiana and Meta agreed to an additional arrangement that Entergy says will deliver roughly $2.0 billion in customer savings by having Meta fund infrastructure tied to the hyperscale data center — this reduces Entergy’s near‑term capital burden and the rate pressure on customers, supporting cash flow and utility economics. Entergy Louisiana announces a new agreement with Meta that will deliver an additional $2B in customer savings
• Positive Sentiment: Company updates and press outlets report the revised Meta deal increases total customer benefits (reports cite ~$2.65B in customer benefits), which investors view as a material improvement to the project economics and rate base outlook. Utility Entergy says revised Meta data-center deal to deliver higher customer savings
• Positive Sentiment: Market coverage (CNBC, Benzinga) highlights the deal as the catalyst for the intraday move and quantifies the savings; Benzinga notes headlines tying the arrangement to a multi‑billion dollar savings plan that helped lift the stock. Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Brown-Forman, Entergy, Meta Platforms, Carnival, Argan & more
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options activity: volume of call options spiked (~2,176 contracts; ~229% above typical), indicating speculative or tactical positioning by traders that can amplify intraday moves but doesn’t necessarily change fundamentals. (No single article link provided)
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational note — Entergy Mississippi is undertaking grid upgrades tied to the program that the company says will save customers roughly $2B, reflecting execution steps behind the announced savings but with typical implementation and timing risk. Entergy Mississippi is powering up the grid to save customers $2 billion
• Negative Sentiment: ESG/reputational risk: coverage (Financial Post) flags that Meta will fund seven new natural‑gas plants to power the data center, increasing reliance on fossil fuels — this raises potential regulatory, permitting, or reputational headwinds that investors should monitor. Meta Funds Seven Entergy Gas Plants to Power Biggest Data Center

Entergy Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE ETR opened at $110.08 on Monday. Entergy Corporation has a 12-month low of $75.57 and a 12-month high of $111.99. The company has a market cap of $49.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $101.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.70.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.01). Entergy had a return on equity of 10.89% and a net margin of 13.66%.The company had revenue of $2.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.66 EPS. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Entergy Corporation will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th were given a dividend of $0.64 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. Entergy’s payout ratio is 65.47%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Entergy news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.95, for a total value of $558,419.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,609 shares in the company, valued at $2,454,155.55. This represents a 18.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Entergy 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.