Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.350-4.450 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.410.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of Entergy from $129.00 to $121.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Entergy from $112.00 to $115.00 in a report on Monday, July 27th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $115.00 price objective (down from $128.00) on shares of Entergy in a report on Monday, October 19th. Weiss Ratings raised Entergy from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, KeyCorp dropped their target price on Entergy from $123.00 to $118.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Entergy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $121.57.

Entergy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ETR opened at $111.70 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $52.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.68, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.44. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $104.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $107.53. Entergy has a 12 month low of $90.87 and a 12 month high of $118.44.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 2nd. The utilities provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.25. Entergy had a net margin of 14.63% and a return on equity of 11.44%. The firm had revenue of $4.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.53 EPS. Analysts expect that Entergy will post 4.41 EPS for the current year.

Entergy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be issued a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 13th. This is a positive change from Entergy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.64. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 62.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entergy

In other news, insider Laura Landreaux sold 5,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.20, for a total transaction of $594,720.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 22,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,398,951.80. This represents a 19.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Entergy Company Profile

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company that operates as a regulated electric utility. Through its operating companies, the company generates, transmits and distributes electricity to residential, commercial, industrial and governmental customers. Its generation portfolio includes nuclear, natural gas, renewable and other power resources, while its transmission and distribution networks deliver electricity across its service territories.

Entergy serves customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, including the New Orleans area through Entergy New Orleans.