Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR)’s stock price has decreased by -2.76 compared to its previous closing price of 85.45. However, the company has seen a 0.87% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-17 that NEW ORLEANS, March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) announced today the pricing of a registered underwritten offering of 15,568,863 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $83.50 per share. Subject to certain conditions, all shares are expected to be borrowed by the forward counterparties (as defined below) (or their respective affiliates) from third parties and sold to the underwriters and offered in connection with the forward sale agreements described below.
Is It Worth Investing in Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR) Right Now?
Entergy Corp (NYSE: ETR) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.07x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ETR is 0.55. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ETR is 429.28M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.24% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ETR on March 18, 2025 was 3.73M shares.
ETR’s Market Performance
ETR stock saw an increase of 0.87% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.73% and a quarterly increase of 12.09%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.57%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.56% for Entergy Corp (ETR). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.65% for ETR stock, with a simple moving average of 21.22% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ETR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ETR stocks, with Ladenburg Thalmann repeating the rating for ETR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ETR in the upcoming period, according to Ladenburg Thalmann is $86.50 based on the research report published on January 30, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to ETR, setting the target price at $150 in the report published on November 04th of the previous year.
ETR Trading at 1.16% 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 -5.98% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.56%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.57%, as shares sank -4.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.57% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ETR rose by +1.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +56.26% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $84.50. In addition, Entergy Corp saw 9.60% 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 3,220 shares at the price of $82.64 back on Mar 06 ’25. After this action, RODRIGUEZ DEANNA D. now owns 6,234 shares of Entergy Corp, valued at $266,101 using the latest closing price.
VIAMONTES ELIECER, the “Officer” Under Sec. 16 Rules of Entergy Corp, sale 767 shares at $84.37 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’25, which means that VIAMONTES ELIECER is holding 2,817 shares at $64,712 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ETR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for Entergy Corp stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 7.04, with 1.70 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 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.92. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.37.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.66 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.37. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.54for 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 0.70.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Entergy Corp (ETR) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
