Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Raised to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on ETR. Truist Financial set a $130.00 price objective on shares of Entergy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Entergy from $106.00 to $116.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. TD Cowen began coverage on shares of Entergy in a research report on Friday, January 9th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $108.00 target price for the company. Argus upped their target price on shares of Entergy from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners cut shares of Entergy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $117.11.

Entergy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ETR opened at $116.75 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80. Entergy has a fifty-two week low of $79.40 and a fifty-two week high of $118.45. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $109.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $100.39. The company has a market cap of $53.45 billion, a PE ratio of 29.78, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 0.54.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Entergy news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.95, for a total value of $558,419.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,609 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,454,155.55. This represents a 18.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Entergy

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Entergy by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 58,537,223 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,410,596,000 after acquiring an additional 589,317 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Entergy by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 24,356,461 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,251,268,000 after acquiring an additional 1,018,503 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Entergy by 54.9% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,694,994 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,097,699,000 after acquiring an additional 8,046,287 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Entergy by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 16,034,738 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,494,277,000 after acquiring an additional 452,562 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Entergy by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 11,607,806 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,068,725,000 after acquiring an additional 126,625 shares during the period. 88.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Entergy

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

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.