Entergy Corporation $ETR Stock Holdings Lifted by Oak Thistle LLC

Oak Thistle LLC lifted its holdings in Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) by 431.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 24,856 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 20,175 shares during the quarter. Oak Thistle LLC’s holdings in Entergy were worth $2,297,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ETR. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Entergy by 275.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 9,176 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $696,000 after purchasing an additional 6,733 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in Entergy by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 36,228 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,097,000 after purchasing an additional 10,476 shares during the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC lifted its position in Entergy by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 3,706 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $308,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Entergy by 28.6% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 102,060 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $8,483,000 after purchasing an additional 22,728 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in Entergy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $6,869,000. 88.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Entergy from $106.00 to $116.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Entergy from $102.00 to $111.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Siebert Williams Shank assumed coverage on shares of Entergy in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $109.00 price objective on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $112.00 price objective on shares of Entergy in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Argus lifted their price objective on shares of Entergy from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Entergy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $110.17.

Entergy Stock Performance

Shares of ETR opened at $113.82 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $104.28 and its 200-day moving average is $97.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $52.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.51. Entergy Corporation has a 12-month low of $75.57 and a 12-month high of $115.61.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $2.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Entergy had a return on equity of 10.89% and a net margin of 13.66%.During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.66 EPS. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Entergy Corporation will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entergy Announces Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Entergy’s payout ratio is currently 65.47%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of Entergy stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.95, for a total value of $558,419.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,609 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,454,155.55. The trade was a 18.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.21% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.