Royal Fund Management LLC Trims Stock Position in Entergy Corporation $ETR

Royal Fund Management LLC lessened its holdings in Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) by 45.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 17,600 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 14,400 shares during the period. Royal Fund Management LLC’s holdings in Entergy were worth $1,627,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Capital A Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Entergy by 5,466.7% during the second quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC now owns 334 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 328 shares during the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in Entergy by 56.9% in the third quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 317 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Entergy by 150.4% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 323 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Entergy by 46.1% during the 3rd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 412 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Entergy by 44.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 416 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

Entergy News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Meta Platforms will fully fund new natural‑gas generation, major transmission upgrades, batteries and up to 2.5 GW of solar to support a large AI data center in Louisiana, creating a multi‑decade, contract‑backed growth runway for Entergy with limited rate pressure on other customers. Entergy (ETR) Is Up 8.4% After Meta Funds New Gas Fleet And Grid Upgrades In Louisiana
• Positive Sentiment: Media/analyst coverage frames the Meta deal as highly favorable to Entergy’s regulated growth profile and long‑term valuation, boosting investor interest. Meta Platforms Just Made Entergy a Top Stock to Buy… and It Pays a 2.49% Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple brokerages raised price targets and issued favorable ratings (Mizuho, Barclays, BMO), reflecting upward revisions to earnings/valuation assumptions after the customer and capex visibility improvements. Benzinga – Price Target Raises
• Positive Sentiment: UBS reaffirmed/maintained a Buy thesis emphasizing the data‑center partnership and regulated capex pipeline as justification for a premium valuation. Entergy: Data Center Partnership and Regulated Capex Pipeline Support Premium-Valuation Buy Thesis
• Positive Sentiment: Published lists of defensive names (Zacks) highlight Entergy for dividend yield, low beta and steady regulated cash flows—supporting demand from income/seeking safety investors amid market volatility. 5 Defensive Stocks to Buy Amid Market’s Recent Bloodbath
• Neutral Sentiment: Entergy announced a planned transition of its Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer — a controlled, planned change that investors should monitor for continuity but that is not currently a material operational shock. Entergy Announces Planned Transition of Chief Accounting Officer
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketWatch notes the stock rose but still lags broader market performance, a reminder that momentum is mixed despite the positive headlines. Entergy Corp. stock rises Tuesday, still underperforms market
• Negative Sentiment: Recent quarterly results showed a small EPS miss and revenue slightly below estimates versus year‑ago levels (FY guidance given for 2026), which remains a near‑term performance risk if operational or rate headwinds emerge.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on ETR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Entergy from $113.00 to $108.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $96.00) on shares of Entergy in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Entergy from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Morgan Stanley set a $98.00 price target on Entergy in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price objective on Entergy from $102.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. One investment 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $109.17.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entergy

In other news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,609 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,454,155.55. This represents a 18.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Entergy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ETR opened at $112.29 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $51.40 billion, a PE ratio of 28.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 0.64. Entergy Corporation has a 1 year low of $75.57 and a 1 year high of $112.53. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $102.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $97.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.51.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $2.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.99 billion. Entergy had a net margin of 13.66% and a return on equity of 10.89%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.66 EPS. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Entergy Corporation will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th were given a $0.64 dividend. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 9th. Entergy’s payout ratio is presently 65.47%.

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.