Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.750-3.950 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.920. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Entergy Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSE ETR opened at $87.31 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77. Entergy has a 52 week low of $49.80 and a 52 week high of $88.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.85, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a fifty day moving average of $79.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $71.19.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The utilities provider reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $2.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.24 billion. Entergy had a net margin of 8.90% and a return on equity of 10.75%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.26 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Entergy will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Entergy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.75%. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio is 98.77%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on ETR shares. Mizuho raised their price target on Entergy from $69.00 to $82.50 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Entergy from $79.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Entergy from $72.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Entergy from $68.50 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Guggenheim lifted their price objective on shares of Entergy from $72.50 to $82.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $82.14.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Deanna D. Rodriguez sold 6,088 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.94, for a total value of $450,146.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 3,952 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $292,210.88. The trade was a 60.64 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.

About Entergy

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.