Strs Ohio Decreases Stock Holdings in Entergy Corporation $ETR

Strs Ohio lowered its stake in shares of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) by 3.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 340,096 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 11,181 shares during the period. Strs Ohio owned approximately 0.08% of Entergy worth $31,435,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. United Community Bank grew its holdings in shares of Entergy by 806.7% in the fourth quarter. United Community Bank now owns 272 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares during the period. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Entergy by 56.9% in the third quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 317 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in Entergy by 150.4% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 323 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its stake in shares of Entergy by 306.0% during the 4th quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 341 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. Finally, JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Entergy by 46.1% during the 3rd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 412 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,609 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,454,155.55. The trade was a 18.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Entergy Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of ETR stock opened at $116.75 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 0.54. Entergy Corporation has a 12-month low of $79.40 and a 12-month high of $118.45. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $109.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $100.36.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $3.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. Entergy had a return on equity of 10.75% and a net margin of 13.48%.During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.82 earnings per share. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Entergy Corporation will post 4.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a $0.64 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 1st. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 65.31%.

More Entergy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat and guidance reaffirmed — Entergy reported adjusted EPS above expectations and reaffirmed its FY26 guidance, highlighting solid utility fundamentals and steady cash generation. This supports dividend visibility and earnings growth expectations. Article Title Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — Wells Fargo raised its target to $128 (overweight) and Barclays lifted its target to $124 (overweight), signaling increased analyst confidence and providing upside supporters for the stock. Wells Fargo Upgrade Barclays Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta data‑center deal and expanded US$40B capital plan — Entergy’s agreement to support Meta data centers plus a much larger capital plan point to sizable long‑term load growth and infrastructure spending, which could materially lift regulated revenue over time but require significant financing and execution. Investors are parsing growth prospects vs. funding/constructability risk. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary roundup — Market write‑ups (e.g., Globe and Mail analysts piece) provide mixed takes on Entergy’s regulated earnings mix, capex profile and infrastructure exposure; useful for calibrating expectations but not a clear directional catalyst. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on ETR shares. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Entergy from $112.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Entergy from $119.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley set a $98.00 price target on shares of Entergy in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Entergy from $106.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners downgraded shares of Entergy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $117.11.

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.