Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on ETR. Mizuho set a $112.00 target price on Entergy in a report on Friday. BTIG Research raised Entergy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Entergy from $113.00 to $108.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Entergy from $91.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $102.00 price target on shares of Entergy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Entergy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $105.72.

Entergy Trading Up 3.1%

Shares of ETR opened at $105.09 on Friday. Entergy has a fifty-two week low of $75.57 and a fifty-two week high of $105.69. The firm has a market cap of $46.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.88, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.65. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $94.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $93.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.71.

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

Institutional Trading of Entergy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Entergy by 54.9% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,694,994 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,097,699,000 after purchasing an additional 8,046,287 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Entergy in the fourth quarter worth $528,313,000. Boston Partners lifted its position in Entergy by 114.9% during the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 6,940,628 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $578,531,000 after buying an additional 3,710,814 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in Entergy by 22.9% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 10,651,436 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $984,512,000 after buying an additional 1,986,369 shares during the period. Finally, 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 valued at $4,692,928,000 after buying an additional 1,630,674 shares in the last quarter. 88.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Entergy News Roundup

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

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.