Entergy (ETR) Competitors

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) and Entergy (NYSE:ETR) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NEE or ETR?

78.7% of NextEra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Entergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of NextEra Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Entergy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NEE or ETR a better dividend stock?

NextEra Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. NextEra Energy pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entergy pays out 98.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NextEra Energy has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years. NextEra Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate NEE or ETR?

NextEra Energy presently has a consensus target price of $85.85, suggesting a potential upside of 19.67%. Entergy has a consensus target price of $82.14, suggesting a potential downside of 3.30%. Given NextEra Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe NextEra Energy is more favorable than Entergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextEra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Entergy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Does the media refer more to NEE or ETR?

In the previous week, Entergy had 21 more articles in the media than NextEra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Entergy and 44 mentions for NextEra Energy. NextEra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Entergy's score of 1.01 indicating that NextEra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NextEra Energy	38 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Entergy	35 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NEE or ETR more profitable?

NextEra Energy has a net margin of 28.06% compared to Entergy's net margin of 8.90%. NextEra Energy's return on equity of 11.85% beat Entergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextEra Energy	28.06%	11.85%	3.81%
Entergy	8.90%	10.68%	2.49%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NEE or ETR?

NextEra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Entergy. NextEra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NextEra Energy	$24.75B	5.96	$6.95B	$3.37	21.29
Entergy	$11.88B	3.08	$2.36B	$2.43	34.88

Which has more risk & volatility, NEE or ETR?

NextEra Energy has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entergy has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NEE or ETR?

NextEra Energy received 310 more outperform votes than Entergy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.56% of users gave NextEra Energy an outperform vote while only 49.63% of users gave Entergy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NextEra Energy	Outperform Votes 775 71.56%	Underperform Votes 308 28.44%
Entergy	Outperform Votes 465 49.63%	Underperform Votes 472 50.37%

Summary

NextEra Energy beats Entergy on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.