Entergy Corporation $ETR Shares Purchased by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp raised its holdings in shares of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) by 3.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 199,294 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 7,327 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp’s holdings in Entergy were worth $18,421,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Entergy by 56.9% during the 3rd quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 317 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Entergy by 150.4% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 323 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its position in shares of Entergy by 306.0% in the fourth quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 341 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Entergy by 46.1% in the third quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 412 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Entergy by 44.4% in the third quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 416 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. 88.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Entergy

In related news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.95, for a total transaction of $558,419.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,609 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,454,155.55. This represents a 18.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Entergy

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades: Wells Fargo raised its price target to $128 and kept an “overweight” rating, and Barclays raised its target to $124 with an “overweight” rating — both signal buy-side confidence and point to upside from current levels. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Demand-driven revenue strength: Management highlighted a surge in data-center power demand and higher retail sales that boosted Q1 revenue above estimates, underpinning the growth thesis for regulated utility earnings. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Guidance affirmed: Entergy reiterated FY2026 EPS guidance of $4.25–4.45 and affirmed longer-term outlooks, providing clarity to investors on forward earnings trajectory. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed earnings headlines: The company reported adjusted Q1 EPS of $0.86; some outlets framed that as a slight beat versus one consensus ($0.84) while others cited misses versus different estimates ($0.89). Investors are parsing which benchmark to trust. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Rising costs and interest expense: Commentary and analyst notes flagged margin pressure from higher costs and interest expenses, which trimmed the net impact of revenue gains and could limit near-term margin expansion. Read More.

Entergy Stock Performance

NYSE:ETR opened at $118.15 on Friday. Entergy Corporation has a 52 week low of $79.40 and a 52 week high of $118.23. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $109.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $100.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80. The company has a market cap of $54.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.57.

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

Entergy Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ETR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $129.00 price objective (up from $114.00) on shares of Entergy in a report on Thursday. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $123.00 price target (up from $118.00) on shares of Entergy in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Citigroup raised their target price on Entergy from $106.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Entergy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Argus raised their price objective on Entergy from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Entergy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $117.11.

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.