Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Argus set a $100.00 target price on shares of Entergy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Entergy in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays set a $96.00 price objective on Entergy and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Evercore raised their price objective on shares of Entergy from $98.00 to $101.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, BTIG Research upgraded shares of Entergy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Entergy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $105.72.

Entergy Stock Up 3.1%

Shares of NYSE ETR opened at $105.09 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $46.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.88, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62. Entergy has a 12 month low of $75.57 and a 12 month high of $105.69. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $94.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.36.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Entergy had a net margin of 13.66% and a return on equity of 11.04%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.66 earnings per share. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Entergy will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entergy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Entergy by 54.9% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,694,994 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,097,699,000 after buying an additional 8,046,287 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Entergy in the 4th quarter worth $528,313,000. Boston Partners grew its position in Entergy by 114.9% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 6,940,628 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $578,531,000 after purchasing an additional 3,710,814 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in Entergy by 22.9% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 10,651,436 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $984,512,000 after buying an additional 1,986,369 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Entergy by 3.0% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 56,459,668 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,692,928,000 after buying an additional 1,630,674 shares during the last quarter. 88.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Entergy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BMO raised its price target to $112 and kept an “outperform” rating, signaling institutional confidence and creating upside catalyst for the shares. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to view Entergy as a dividend play; recent coverage highlights yield reliability and shareholder returns, which can attract income-focused buyers. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Management emphasized multi-year growth drivers (grid investments, nuclear initiatives) in the Q4 call and presentation, reframing Entergy’s narrative toward operational progress and future earnings power. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 revenue rose year-over-year and management provided FY2026 EPS guidance of $4.25–$4.45; some outlets characterize results as broadly in line with expectations while guidance gives a range for investor modeling. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings materials and call transcripts/slides are available for deeper review — useful for assessing margin drivers, grid project timelines and generation mix. Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS was $0.51, a $0.01 shortfall vs. consensus and down from last year’s $0.66 — the small miss and year-over-year EPS decline are near-term headwinds for sentiment. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Reuters and other outlets flagged that Entergy’s 2026 profit forecast may come in below some estimates as costs (e.g., fuel, operations) exert pressure, a risk for near-term EPS revisions. Article Title

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.