Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 18.49x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.71. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ETR is 427.88M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.16% of that float. On January 08, 2025, the average trading volume of ETR was 3.41M shares.
ETR) stock’s latest price update
Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.93 compared to its previous closing price of 75.26. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.28% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-07 that Investors looking for ways to find stocks that are set to beat quarterly earnings estimates should check out the Zacks Earnings ESP.
ETR’s Market Performance
Entergy Corp (ETR) has experienced a 0.28% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -1.18% drop in the past month, and a 16.06% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.12%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.86% for ETR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.15% for ETR’s stock, with a simple moving average of 23.00% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ETR
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ETR reach a price target of $150, previously predicting the price at $116. The rating they have provided for ETR stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on November 04th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to ETR, setting the target price at $154 in the report published on November 04th of the previous year.
ETR Trading at 1.94% 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 -3.89% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.12%, as shares surge +0.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.51% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ETR rose by +0.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +46.97% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $75.10. In addition, Entergy Corp saw 0.18% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ETR starting from RODRIGUEZ DEANNA D., who sale 6,088 shares at the price of $73.94 back on Dec 13 ’24. After this action, RODRIGUEZ DEANNA D. now owns 3,952 shares of Entergy Corp, valued at $450,147 using the latest closing price.
RODRIGUEZ DEANNA D., the Officer of Entergy Corp, proposed sale 6,088 shares at $73.94 during a trade that took place back on Dec 13 ’24, which means that RODRIGUEZ DEANNA D. is holding shares at $450,147 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ETR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Entergy Corp stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 12.09, with 2.82 for asset returns.
Based on Entergy Corp (ETR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.66 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.93. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.92 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.05. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.07. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.12for 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 0.87.
Conclusion
To sum up, Entergy Corp (ETR) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
