Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Raises Stake in Entergy Corporation $ETR

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp raised its stake in Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) by 3.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 199,294 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 7,327 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp’s holdings in Entergy were worth $18,421,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Entergy by 56.9% during the 3rd quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 317 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Entergy by 150.4% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 323 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its position in shares of Entergy by 306.0% in the 4th quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 341 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Entergy by 46.1% during the third quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 412 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Entergy by 44.4% in the third quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 416 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. 88.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.95, for a total value of $558,419.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,609 shares in the company, valued at $2,454,155.55. The trade was a 18.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Entergy Stock Up 3.0%

Entergy stock opened at $118.15 on Friday. Entergy Corporation has a 52 week low of $79.40 and a 52 week high of $118.23. The firm has a market cap of $54.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.57. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $109.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $100.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 posted $0.82 earnings per share. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Entergy Corporation will post 4.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a dividend of $0.64 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 1st. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 65.47%.

Entergy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades: Wells Fargo raised its price target to $128 and kept an “overweight” rating, and Barclays raised its target to $124 with an “overweight” rating — both signal buy-side confidence and point to upside from current levels. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Demand-driven revenue strength: Management highlighted a surge in data-center power demand and higher retail sales that boosted Q1 revenue above estimates, underpinning the growth thesis for regulated utility earnings. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Guidance affirmed: Entergy reiterated FY2026 EPS guidance of $4.25–4.45 and affirmed longer-term outlooks, providing clarity to investors on forward earnings trajectory. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed earnings headlines: The company reported adjusted Q1 EPS of $0.86; some outlets framed that as a slight beat versus one consensus ($0.84) while others cited misses versus different estimates ($0.89). Investors are parsing which benchmark to trust. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Rising costs and interest expense: Commentary and analyst notes flagged margin pressure from higher costs and interest expenses, which trimmed the net impact of revenue gains and could limit near-term margin expansion. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ETR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Entergy in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $98.00 price target on Entergy in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Entergy from $123.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Entergy from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Saturday, April 18th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Entergy from $119.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $117.11.

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.