Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) Short Interest Update

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

Entergy Stock Performance

NYSE ETR traded up $2.78 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $117.45. The stock had a trading volume of 1,256,710 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,783,641. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $109.08 and a 200 day moving average of $100.20. The stock has a market cap of $53.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.57. Entergy has a 52-week low of $79.40 and a 52-week high of $117.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.74.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $3.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.08 billion. Entergy had a return on equity of 10.89% and a net margin of 13.66%.During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.82 earnings per share. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Entergy will post 4.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a $0.64 dividend. 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 is currently 65.47%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ETR shares. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating and set a $129.00 price target (up from $114.00) on shares of Entergy in a research note on Thursday. Siebert Williams Shank started coverage on Entergy in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $109.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $112.00 price target on shares of Entergy in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Truist Financial set a $130.00 price target on Entergy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners lowered Entergy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Entergy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $117.11.

Key Entergy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades: Wells Fargo raised its price target to $128 and keeps an “overweight” rating, and Barclays raised its target to $124 and also moved to “overweight” — both imply meaningful upside vs. the current price and likely helped buying interest. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Strong demand drivers: Management and media reports point to higher data‑center-driven power demand and retail sales boosting Q1 revenue to ~$3.19B, supporting near‑term growth expectations. Reuters: Utility Entergy posts higher first-quarter profit
• Positive Sentiment: Guidance affirmed: Entergy updated FY2026 EPS guidance to $4.25–$4.45 (consensus ~4.40), and the company reiterated its longer‑term outlook — this reduces execution risk vs. street expectations. PR Newswire
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings detail and materials: Entergy reported adjusted Q1 EPS of $0.86 and provided slides and a conference call transcript (useful for digging into segment trends, rate cases and capital plan details). Press Release / Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call coverage and transcript are available (helpful for color on margin drivers, capex and customer mix). Yahoo Finance: Q1 Highlights Seeking Alpha Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed earnings perception: Some outlets flagged an EPS miss vs. specific consensus measures (Zacks cited $0.86 vs. $0.89 est.) and noted rising operating costs and interest expense weighed on results — a reminder of margin sensitivity to cost and financing. Zacks: Earnings Miss

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Entergy news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $2,454,155.55. The trade was a 18.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entergy

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Entergy by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 58,537,223 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,410,596,000 after purchasing an additional 589,317 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Entergy by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 24,356,461 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,251,268,000 after purchasing an additional 1,018,503 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Entergy by 54.9% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,694,994 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,097,699,000 after purchasing an additional 8,046,287 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Entergy by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 16,034,738 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,494,277,000 after purchasing an additional 452,562 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Entergy by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 11,607,806 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,068,725,000 after purchasing an additional 126,625 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

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.