Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Buys 5,282 Shares of Entergy Corporation $ETR

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) by 24.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,091 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,282 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in Entergy were worth $2,504,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Entergy by 56.9% during the third quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 317 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Entergy by 150.4% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 323 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its stake in Entergy by 306.0% during the fourth quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 341 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 257 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Entergy by 46.1% during the third quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 412 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Entergy by 44.4% during the third quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 416 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

Entergy Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of Entergy stock opened at $114.70 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $52.51 billion, a PE ratio of 29.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.57. Entergy Corporation has a 52-week low of $79.40 and a 52-week high of $117.95. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $109.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $100.20.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $3.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.08 billion. Entergy had a net margin of 13.66% and a return on equity of 10.89%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.82 earnings per share. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Entergy Corporation will post 4.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entergy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be issued a $0.64 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Entergy’s payout ratio is 65.47%.

Key Entergy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue and demand strength — Entergy reported Q1 revenue of $3.19B, ahead of consensus (~$3.08B), driven by a surge in data‑center demand and stronger retail sales that helped lift profit. Utility Entergy posts higher first-quarter profit on strong data center demand
• Positive Sentiment: Guidance affirmed and longer‑term outlooks raised — Entergy reiterated FY‑2026 EPS guidance of $4.25–4.45 and said it raised its longer‑term outlook, which supports forward earnings visibility. Entergy reports first quarter 2026 financial results
• Neutral Sentiment: Year-over-year EPS improvement — Adjusted Q1 EPS of $0.86 improved from $0.82 a year ago, showing operating progress even though it missed expectations. Entergy Q1 results and materials
• Negative Sentiment: EPS miss versus estimates — Adjusted EPS of $0.86 missed the consensus/Zacks estimates (~$0.89–$0.90), which likely held back upside for the quarter. Entergy (ETR) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Rising costs and interest expense pressure margins — Several writeups note that higher operating costs and interest expenses weighed on results and offset some of the benefit from stronger demand. This is a watch item for margin and free‑cash‑flow guidance going forward. Industrial Demand Surge & Retail Sales Growth Drive ETR’s Q1 Earnings

Insider Transactions at Entergy

In other Entergy news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of Entergy 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 of the company’s stock, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on ETR shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Entergy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Entergy from $112.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Seaport Research Partners lowered shares of Entergy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Morgan Stanley set a $98.00 price objective on shares of Entergy in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Entergy in a research note on Friday, January 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $108.00 price objective on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Entergy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.74.

Entergy 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.