Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ETR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Entergy from $165.00 to $82.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Entergy from $83.00 to $79.50 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Barclays increased their price target on Entergy from $68.50 to $76.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Entergy from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $58.00 to $75.00 in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Guggenheim lifted their target price on shares of Entergy from $72.50 to $82.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Entergy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $79.81.

Entergy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ETR opened at $87.45 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $37.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.30, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.72. Entergy has a 12 month low of $49.80 and a 12 month high of $88.38. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $71.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The utilities provider reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.03. Entergy had a net margin of 14.83% and a return on equity of 9.53%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.26 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Entergy will post 3.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.74%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 58.47%.

Insider Activity at Entergy

In other Entergy news, insider Deanna D. Rodriguez sold 6,088 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.94, for a total value of $450,146.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 3,952 shares in the company, valued at approximately $292,210.88. This represents a 60.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.