Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC Invests $1.47 Million in Entergy Corporation $ETR

Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 15,932 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,473,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew 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 acquiring an additional 6,733 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Entergy by 40.7% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 36,228 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,097,000 after purchasing an additional 10,476 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Entergy by 5.7% during the second quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 23,357 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,941,000 after purchasing an additional 1,261 shares in the last quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of Entergy by 18.7% in the second quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 298,910 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $24,845,000 after purchasing an additional 47,038 shares during the period. Finally, Prudential PLC grew its holdings in shares of Entergy by 158.7% in the second quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 14,004 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,164,000 after purchasing an additional 8,591 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,609 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,454,155.55. The trade was a 18.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.39% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Entergy Trading Down 3.8%

ETR opened at $99.99 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $45.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.57, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.64. Entergy Corporation has a one year low of $75.57 and a one year high of $107.93. 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 business’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.06.

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

Entergy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a dividend of $0.64 per share. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 9th. Entergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 65.47%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Argus set a $100.00 target price on shares of Entergy and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Entergy in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Entergy from $104.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Entergy from $106.00 to $116.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Entergy from $113.00 to $108.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.17.

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.