What is Zacks Research's Forecast for Entergy Q1 Earnings?

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Entergy in a research report issued 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 prior 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 - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The utilities provider reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 firm posted $0.26 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on ETR. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded Entergy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $86.50 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Entergy from $165.00 to $82.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Entergy from $79.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Entergy from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered Entergy from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $84.11.

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Entergy Price Performance

Shares of ETR traded up $2.16 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $85.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,297,521 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,256,440. Entergy has a one year low of $50.19 and a one year high of $88.38. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $82.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.68.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Entergy in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Coastline Trust Co acquired a new stake in Entergy in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Entergy in the third quarter valued at approximately $42,000. NBT Bank N A NY boosted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fortis Group Advisors LLC boosted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.07% of the company's stock.

Entergy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. Entergy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 98.77%.

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.