Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.71 in relation to its previous close of 83.12. However, the company has experienced a -0.53% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-07-01 that Sale supports the company’s focus on its growing electric utility business Company thanks its gas customers and dedicated employees NEW ORLEANS, July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Entergy today announced the successful completion of the previously disclosed and approved sale of its natural gas distribution business to Delta Utilities, a company backed by Bernhard Capital Partners and based in New Orleans. Effective immediately, Delta Utilities assumes responsibility for the day-to-day service and gas distribution operations formerly managed by Entergy.
Is It Worth Investing in Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR) is 26.78x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ETR is 0.57. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for ETR is 429.60M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.39% of that float. On July 02, 2025, ETR’s average trading volume was 3.47M shares.
ETR’s Market Performance
ETR stock saw a decrease of -0.53% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.90% and a quarterly a decrease of -3.46%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.63%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.74% for Entergy Corp (ETR). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.48% for ETR stock, with a simple moving average of 5.79% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ETR
KeyBanc Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ETR reach a price target of $85. The rating they have provided for ETR stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on May 14th, 2025.
Ladenburg Thalmann gave a rating of “Buy” to ETR, setting the target price at $86.50 in the report published on January 30th of the current year.
ETR Trading at -0.18% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ETR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.62% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ETR starting from Ellis Brian W, who sale 647 shares at the price of $82.32 back on May 30 ’25. After this action, Ellis Brian W now owns 11,298 shares of Entergy Corp, valued at $53,261 using the latest closing price.
FONTAN KIMBERLY A., the EVP & Chief Financial Officer of Entergy Corp, sale 27,890 shares at $81.95 during a trade that took place back on May 29 ’25, which means that FONTAN KIMBERLY A. is holding 44,571 shares at $2,285,586 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ETR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.45 for the gross margin
The net margin for Entergy Corp stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 8.96, with 2.10 for asset returns.
Based on Entergy Corp (ETR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.67 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.52.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.66 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.36. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.18. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.79.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Entergy Corp (ETR) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
