Entergy Corporation $ETR Shares Sold by Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV

Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV lowered its stake in Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 173,755 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 7,846 shares during the quarter. Entergy comprises about 2.9% of Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV’s holdings in Entergy were worth $16,060,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Entergy in the second quarter valued at $468,628,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Entergy by 2.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 57,947,906 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,400,165,000 after acquiring an additional 1,488,238 shares during the period. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC bought a new stake in Entergy in the third quarter worth about $135,396,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Entergy by 137.1% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,039,644 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $190,074,000 after acquiring an additional 1,179,362 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd acquired a new stake in Entergy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $108,005,000. Institutional investors own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ETR has been the subject of several analyst reports. Siebert Williams Shank started coverage on Entergy in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $109.00 target price for the company. Barclays set a $96.00 price objective on Entergy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 price objective (up from $96.00) on shares of Entergy in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Entergy from $113.00 to $108.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Entergy from $102.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $107.17.

Insider Transactions at Entergy

In other Entergy news, EVP John C. Dinelli sold 5,372 shares of Entergy stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,454,155.55. The trade was a 18.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.39% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Entergy Stock Performance

ETR opened at $110.08 on Friday. 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 company has a market cap of $49.86 billion, a PE ratio of 28.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.64. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $101.68 and a 200-day moving average of $96.64. Entergy Corporation has a 52-week low of $75.57 and a 52-week high of $111.99.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last released its earnings results 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). The firm had revenue of $2.96 billion for 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Entergy Corporation will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entergy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a $0.64 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Entergy’s payout ratio is presently 65.47%.

Key Entergy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Entergy Louisiana and Meta agreed to an additional arrangement that Entergy says will deliver roughly $2.0 billion in customer savings by having Meta fund infrastructure tied to the hyperscale data center — this reduces Entergy’s near‑term capital burden and the rate pressure on customers, supporting cash flow and utility economics. Entergy Louisiana announces a new agreement with Meta that will deliver an additional $2B in customer savings
• Positive Sentiment: Company updates and press outlets report the revised Meta deal increases total customer benefits (reports cite ~$2.65B in customer benefits), which investors view as a material improvement to the project economics and rate base outlook. Utility Entergy says revised Meta data-center deal to deliver higher customer savings
• Positive Sentiment: Market coverage (CNBC, Benzinga) highlights the deal as the catalyst for the intraday move and quantifies the savings; Benzinga notes headlines tying the arrangement to a multi‑billion dollar savings plan that helped lift the stock. Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Brown-Forman, Entergy, Meta Platforms, Carnival, Argan & more
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options activity: volume of call options spiked (~2,176 contracts; ~229% above typical), indicating speculative or tactical positioning by traders that can amplify intraday moves but doesn’t necessarily change fundamentals. (No single article link provided)
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational note — Entergy Mississippi is undertaking grid upgrades tied to the program that the company says will save customers roughly $2B, reflecting execution steps behind the announced savings but with typical implementation and timing risk. Entergy Mississippi is powering up the grid to save customers $2 billion
• Negative Sentiment: ESG/reputational risk: coverage (Financial Post) flags that Meta will fund seven new natural‑gas plants to power the data center, increasing reliance on fossil fuels — this raises potential regulatory, permitting, or reputational headwinds that investors should monitor. Meta Funds Seven Entergy Gas Plants to Power Biggest Data Center

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.