KeyCorp Forecasts Entergy’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:ETR)

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Entergy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 13th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.67 for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Entergy’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.22. Entergy had a return on equity of 10.68% and a net margin of 8.90%. The company had revenue of $3.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.54 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on ETR. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Entergy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Entergy from $86.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Entergy in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Barclays increased their price objective on Entergy from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Entergy from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $86.04.

Entergy Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of ETR stock opened at $80.53 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $82.99 and its 200-day moving average is $79.84. The stock has a market cap of $34.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.07, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.72. Entergy has a 52-week low of $52.07 and a 52-week high of $88.38.

Entergy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.98%. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 77.92%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Entergy by 5.2% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,828,994 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,687,331,000 after purchasing an additional 2,695,348 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Entergy by 142.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 17,594,747 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,334,034,000 after buying an additional 10,347,926 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Entergy by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,173,889 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,126,244,000 after acquiring an additional 289,468 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Entergy by 90.7% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 12,612,407 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $956,273,000 after purchasing an additional 5,998,760 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC grew its stake in shares of Entergy by 66.7% in the fourth quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 11,042,159 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $837,216,000 after acquiring an additional 4,418,528 shares during the last quarter. 88.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Entergy Company Profile

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.