Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.750-3.950 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.920. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Entergy Stock Performance

ETR opened at $82.64 on Tuesday. Entergy has a 52-week low of $48.93 and a 52-week high of $84.46. The business’s fifty day moving average is $78.47 and its 200-day moving average is $70.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.89. The firm has a market cap of $35.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 0.72.

Entergy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.90%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 58.47%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Bank of America downgraded shares of Entergy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $69.00 to $77.00 in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Entergy from $165.00 to $82.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Entergy from $68.50 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of Entergy from $83.00 to $79.50 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised shares of Entergy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $86.50 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $79.81.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Deanna D. Rodriguez sold 6,088 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.94, for a total value of $450,146.72. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 3,952 shares in the company, valued at $292,210.88. The trade was a 60.64 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.

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.