Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.250-4.450 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.400. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Entergy Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE ETR opened at $108.07 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.50. Entergy has a 52-week low of $86.40 and a 52-week high of $118.44. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $112.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $108.31.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.02. Entergy had a net margin of 13.40% and a return on equity of 10.53%. The business had revenue of $3.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.49 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.05 EPS. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Entergy will post 4.4 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ETR has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Entergy from $123.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Entergy from $129.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Truist Financial set a $127.00 price objective on Entergy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $123.00 target price (up from $118.00) on shares of Entergy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Scotiabank reiterated a “sector outperform” rating on shares of Entergy in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Entergy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $121.05.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entergy

In other Entergy news, insider Haley Fisackerly sold 10,638 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total value of $1,170,180.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 14,182 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,560,020. This trade represents a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.21% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Entergy

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of ETR. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Entergy in the 4th quarter valued at about $19,919,000. Van Diest Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Entergy during the fourth quarter worth about $207,000. Compound Planning Inc. lifted its holdings in Entergy by 124.1% in the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 16,484 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,524,000 after acquiring an additional 9,127 shares during the last quarter. Claris Financial LLC bought a new position in Entergy in the fourth quarter worth about $235,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in Entergy by 73.4% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 177,593 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $16,415,000 after purchasing an additional 75,195 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

Entergy Company 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.