Reasons Why Entergy (ETR) is an Excellent Dividend Investment at This Time
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Sep 24 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Income Investing Focus: Income investors prioritize generating consistent cash flow, primarily through dividends, which are a significant contributor to long-term returns, often exceeding one-third of total returns.
Entergy's Dividend Performance: Entergy (ETR) offers a current dividend yield of 2.64% with a recent annualized dividend increase of 4.6%, and is expected to see solid earnings growth, making it a compelling investment opportunity in the utilities sector.
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Analyst Views on ETR
Wall Street analysts forecast ETR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ETR is 103.87 USD with a low forecast of 86.00 USD and a high forecast of 115.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
15 Analyst Rating
11 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 96.480
Low
86.00
Averages
103.87
High
115.00
Current: 96.480
Low
86.00
Averages
103.87
High
115.00
About ETR
Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. The Company operates primarily through a single segment, Utility. The Utility segment includes the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric power in portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, including the City of New Orleans. The Utility segment includes five retail electric utility subsidiaries: Entergy Arkansas, LLC, Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, LLC, Entergy New Orleans, LLC, and Entergy Texas, Inc. These companies generate, transmit, distribute, and sell electric power to retail and wholesale customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The Company owns and operates power plants with approximately 25,000 MW of electric generating capacity. It delivers electricity to approximately three million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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