Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Boosts Stake in Entergy Corporation $ETR

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) by 199.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,855 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,222 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Entergy were worth $1,850,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Entergy by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 56,459,668 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,692,928,000 after purchasing an additional 1,630,674 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Entergy by 4.5% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 22,920,881 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,905,184,000 after buying an additional 981,750 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Entergy by 3.6% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,652,982 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,134,850,000 after buying an additional 479,093 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Entergy by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 11,242,611 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $930,541,000 after acquiring an additional 505,344 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners increased its stake in shares of Entergy by 114.9% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 6,940,628 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $578,531,000 after acquiring an additional 3,710,814 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on ETR shares. Argus set a $100.00 price target on shares of Entergy and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. BTIG Research upgraded shares of Entergy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Evercore raised their price target on shares of Entergy from $98.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of Entergy in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Entergy from $113.00 to $108.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $105.72.

Entergy Stock Performance

NYSE:ETR opened at $105.09 on Friday. Entergy Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $75.57 and a fifty-two week high of $105.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.71. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $94.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.88, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.65.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.01). Entergy had a net margin of 13.66% and a return on equity of 11.04%. The firm had revenue of $2.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.99 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.66 EPS. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Entergy Corporation will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th will be issued a $0.64 dividend. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 9th. Entergy’s payout ratio is currently 63.21%.

Entergy News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BMO raised its price target to $112 and kept an “outperform” rating, signaling institutional confidence and creating upside catalyst for the shares. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to view Entergy as a dividend play; recent coverage highlights yield reliability and shareholder returns, which can attract income-focused buyers. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Management emphasized multi-year growth drivers (grid investments, nuclear initiatives) in the Q4 call and presentation, reframing Entergy’s narrative toward operational progress and future earnings power. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 revenue rose year-over-year and management provided FY2026 EPS guidance of $4.25–$4.45; some outlets characterize results as broadly in line with expectations while guidance gives a range for investor modeling. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings materials and call transcripts/slides are available for deeper review — useful for assessing margin drivers, grid project timelines and generation mix. Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS was $0.51, a $0.01 shortfall vs. consensus and down from last year’s $0.66 — the small miss and year-over-year EPS decline are near-term headwinds for sentiment. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Reuters and other outlets flagged that Entergy’s 2026 profit forecast may come in below some estimates as costs (e.g., fuel, operations) exert pressure, a risk for near-term EPS revisions. Article Title

Entergy Profile

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.