Winter Storm Fern Drives Natural Gas Prices to Highest Levels in Years

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

ETR-0.47%

Source: Barron's

Updated: 3d ago

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Source: Barron's

Impact of Winter Storm Fern: The storm affected over 100 million Americans, causing significant disruptions.
Weather Conditions: It brought heavy snow, ice, and strong winds across various regions.

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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

RBC Capital

Stephen D'Ambrisi

Outperform

maintain

$115 -> $112

2026-01-23

Reason

RBC Capital

Stephen D'Ambrisi

Price Target

$115 -> $112

AI Analysis

2026-01-23

maintain

Outperform

Reason

RBC Capital analyst Stephen D'Ambrisi lowered the firm's price target on Entergy to $112 from $115 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares as part of a broader research note previewing Q4 earnings in Utilities. As has been the trend across the space over the last 18 months given the rapidly changing capital deployment landscape, a number of utilities that are typically Q4 roll-forward companies gave off-cycle or early previews of updated capital plans, prompting the firm to revise its model in the sector, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Morgan Stanley

Equal Weight

maintain

$86 -> $91

2026-01-21

Reason

Morgan Stanley

Price Target

$86 -> $91

2026-01-21

maintain

Equal Weight

Reason

Morgan Stanley raised the firm's price target on Entergy to $91 from $86 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm is updating its Regulated & Diversified Utilities / IPPs in North America under its coverage, noting utilities underperformed the S&P's return in December, the analyst tells investors.

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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.