Q1 2026 Earnings Forecast for Entergy Co. (NYSE:ETR) Issued By Zacks Research

Entergy Co. (NYSE:ETR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Entergy in a research note issued on Tuesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $1.82 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.79. The consensus estimate for Entergy’s current full-year earnings is $7.22 per share.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The utilities provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.16. Entergy had a net margin of 14.75% and a return on equity of 10.10%. The firm had revenue of $2.95 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.98 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.84 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Entergy from $125.00 to $137.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Mizuho boosted their price target on Entergy from $107.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 31st. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Entergy from $124.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Argus raised shares of Entergy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Entergy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $115.00 to $138.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.35.

Entergy Price Performance

ETR opened at $129.25 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $118.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $110.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.73. Entergy has a 52-week low of $87.10 and a 52-week high of $129.70.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Entergy

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tidemark LLC acquired a new stake in Entergy during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Entergy in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Heritage Wealth Advisors boosted its position in Entergy by 2,172.7% during the first quarter. Heritage Wealth Advisors now owns 250 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. American National Bank grew its stake in Entergy by 93.7% during the 2nd quarter. American National Bank now owns 277 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Entergy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Entergy

In related news, CEO Andrew S. Marsh sold 3,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.46, for a total value of $388,672.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 150,731 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,307,787.26. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other news, CEO Andrew S. Marsh sold 3,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.46, for a total transaction of $388,672.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 150,731 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,307,787.26. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew S. Marsh sold 600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.03, for a total transaction of $72,018.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 150,731 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,092,241.93. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 42,888 shares of company stock worth $5,110,766 over the last three months. 0.39% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 13th were issued a $1.13 dividend. This represents a $4.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.50%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 13th. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 45.34%.

Entergy Company Profile

Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and retail distribution of electricity in the United States. It generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, including the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas.