Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for Entergy Q1 Earnings

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Entergy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.66. The consensus estimate for Entergy’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Entergy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.86 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.28 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.82 EPS.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The utilities provider reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $2.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.24 billion. Entergy had a return on equity of 10.68% and a net margin of 8.90%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.26 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Entergy from $79.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. UBS Group increased their price target on Entergy from $72.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded Entergy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $86.50 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Entergy from $87.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their target price on Entergy from $75.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $84.11.

Entergy Stock Up 0.3 %

Entergy stock opened at $82.85 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $35.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.68. Entergy has a 52 week low of $50.19 and a 52 week high of $88.38. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $81.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81.

Entergy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.90%. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 98.77%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entergy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ETR. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Entergy in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Coastline Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Entergy in the third quarter valued at $31,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Entergy in the third quarter valued at $42,000. NBT Bank N A NY grew its stake in shares of Entergy by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 340 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fortis Group Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Entergy by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC now owns 344 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

About Entergy

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.