Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Increases Holdings in Entergy Corporation $ETR

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) by 1.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,841,587 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,541 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Entergy were worth $206,903,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Entergy during the first quarter worth $30,000. United Community Bank increased its position in shares of Entergy by 806.7% in the fourth quarter. United Community Bank now owns 272 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Entergy by 119.4% during the 4th quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 283 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Union Savings Bank acquired a new position in shares of Entergy during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its position in shares of Entergy by 306.0% in the 4th quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 341 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 257 shares in the last quarter. 88.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ETR has been the subject of a number of research reports. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and set a $123.00 target price (up from $118.00) on shares of Entergy in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $109.00 price objective on Entergy in a research report on Wednesday. Mizuho set a $122.00 price objective on Entergy and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Entergy from $123.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Argus upped their target price on shares of Entergy from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $121.05.

Entergy Stock Up 0.1%

ETR opened at $115.95 on Friday. Entergy Corporation has a 12 month low of $86.40 and a 12 month high of $118.44. The business has a 50-day moving average of $112.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $107.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.50.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last released 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. Entergy had a net margin of 13.48% and a return on equity of 10.75%. The business had revenue of $3.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.82 earnings per share. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Entergy Corporation will post 4.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Haley Fisackerly sold 10,638 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total value of $1,170,180.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 14,182 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,560,020. This trade represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.21% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Entergy

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp raised Entergy’s longer-term earnings outlook, including FY2027 EPS to $5.13, FY2028 to $5.75, FY2029 to $6.41, and FY2030 to $7.23, reinforcing a bullish case for the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp maintained an Overweight rating on Entergy and reiterated a $123 price target, signaling confidence in further share-price upside.
• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets also issued a report pointing to strong price appreciation potential for Entergy, adding to the optimistic analyst tone. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: At the same time, a separate Yahoo Finance article argued that Entergy may still look overvalued after its recent run, which could temper enthusiasm. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp’s near-term estimate changes were mixed: it lowered Q2 2026 EPS to $0.95 from $1.10 and Q4 2026 EPS to $0.72 from $0.65, while raising Q3 2026 EPS to $1.86 from $1.73.

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.