Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $108.81 and last traded at $108.62, with a volume of 1078216 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $102.86.

Key Headlines Impacting Entergy

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on ETR shares. Mizuho set a $112.00 price target on shares of Entergy in a research report on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $96.00) on shares of Entergy in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Siebert Williams Shank began coverage on Entergy in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $109.00 target price on the stock. Argus set a $100.00 price target on Entergy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Entergy from $106.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Entergy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.17.

Entergy Stock Performance

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 firm’s fifty day moving average is $101.68 and its 200 day moving average is $96.64. The company has a market cap of $49.86 billion, a PE ratio of 28.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.64.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.01). Entergy had a net margin of 13.66% and a return on equity of 10.89%. The company had revenue of $2.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.99 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.66 earnings per share. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Entergy Corporation will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entergy Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Entergy news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the business’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 transaction of $558,419.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,609 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,454,155.55. The trade was a 18.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Entergy

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ETR. New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of Entergy by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 433,613 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $40,408,000 after purchasing an additional 22,148 shares during the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its position in shares of Entergy by 3.9% in the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 184,690 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $17,211,000 after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of Entergy by 66.0% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 800,258 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $74,512,000 after purchasing an additional 318,221 shares during the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its position in Entergy by 124.6% during the third quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 24,949 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,335,000 after buying an additional 13,841 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its position in Entergy by 13.9% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 59,279 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,524,000 after buying an additional 7,212 shares in the last quarter. 88.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.