Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) Short Interest Down 17.6% in April

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,861,270 shares, a drop of 17.6% from the March 31st total of 16,814,807 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,475,986 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.6 days. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Insider Activity at Entergy

In other news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 23,609 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,454,155.55. This trade represents a 18.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.21% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entergy

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Midwest Trust Co raised its position in Entergy by 0.3% during the first quarter. Midwest Trust Co now owns 258,650 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $29,062,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in Entergy by 728.7% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 117,107 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $13,158,000 after purchasing an additional 102,976 shares in the last quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC raised its position in Entergy by 29.9% during the first quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC now owns 14,862 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,670,000 after purchasing an additional 3,424 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Entergy by 0.7% in the first quarter. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV now owns 174,913 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $19,653,000 after buying an additional 1,158 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Entergy by 64.3% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 23,636 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,656,000 after buying an additional 9,253 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

More Entergy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat and guidance reaffirmed — Entergy reported adjusted EPS above expectations and reaffirmed its FY26 guidance, highlighting solid utility fundamentals and steady cash generation. This supports dividend visibility and earnings growth expectations. Article Title Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — Wells Fargo raised its target to $128 (overweight) and Barclays lifted its target to $124 (overweight), signaling increased analyst confidence and providing upside supporters for the stock. Wells Fargo Upgrade Barclays Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta data‑center deal and expanded US$40B capital plan — Entergy’s agreement to support Meta data centers plus a much larger capital plan point to sizable long‑term load growth and infrastructure spending, which could materially lift regulated revenue over time but require significant financing and execution. Investors are parsing growth prospects vs. funding/constructability risk. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary roundup — Market write‑ups (e.g., Globe and Mail analysts piece) provide mixed takes on Entergy’s regulated earnings mix, capex profile and infrastructure exposure; useful for calibrating expectations but not a clear directional catalyst. Article Title

Entergy Price Performance

NYSE ETR traded down $1.17 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $116.75. 2,737,451 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,723,467. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $109.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $100.33. Entergy has a 1 year low of $79.40 and a 1 year high of $118.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The company has a market cap of $53.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.54.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. Entergy had a return on equity of 10.75% and a net margin of 13.48%.The business had revenue of $3.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.82 earnings per share. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Entergy will post 4.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a dividend of $0.64 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 1st. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.47%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Entergy from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Saturday, April 18th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $129.00 price target (up from $114.00) on shares of Entergy in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Entergy from $118.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Truist Financial set a $130.00 price target on Entergy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $123.00 price objective (up from $118.00) on shares of Entergy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $117.11.

Entergy Company 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.