Buy now: Trend is bullish (SMA_5 > SMA_20 > SMA_200) and price (~96.83) is holding above the key pivot (95.49).
Sentiment supports upside: Options positioning is strongly call-skewed (put/call ratios very low) and Street price targets cluster well above the current price (roughly $100–$112).
Near-term game plan (impatient entry): Favor entries around 95.5–96.8 with upside focus toward 97.88 (R1) then 99.35 (R2).
Key overhangs to keep in mind: Elevated insider selling and an upcoming earnings event (2026-02-12 pre-market) can drive sharp moves, but the current setup still tilts buy.
Trend: Bullish structure with SMA_5 > SMA_20 > SMA_200, consistent with an established uptrend.
Momentum (MACD): Histogram +0.208 and positively contracting → bullish momentum remains, but is cooling (not a fresh breakout signal).
RSI (6): 62.1 → constructive/neutral-to-bullish; not overbought.
Levels: Pivot 95.49 is the key line to hold; resistance at 97.88 (R1) then 99.35 (R2); support at 93.10 (S1) then 91.63 (S2).
Pattern-based forward bias: Similar-pattern stats suggest +1.3% next week but -3.07% next month, implying nearer-term strength with some medium-term giveback risk.
Options Data
Bullish
Open Interest Put-Call Ratio
Bullish
Option Volume Put-Call Ratio
Positioning/Sentiment: Open-interest put/call 0.42 and volume put/call 0.04 → heavily call-skewed, typically bullish sentiment.
Activity: Today’s option volume 725, about 186.9% of 30-day average → unusual activity/attention.
Volatility: IV (30D) 27.12 vs historical vol 18.68 → options are pricing elevated implied movement.
IV percentile: 72.5 (relatively high) → options are not cheap; bullish skew is better expressed via stock (or defined-risk spreads if using options).
Technical Summary
Sell
3
Buy
9
Positive Catalysts
and a long history of dividends since
Growth narrative remains intact: Multiple analysts highlight industrial/data center load growth as a multi-year driver.
Neutral/Negative Catalysts
Insider selling: Insiders are selling, with selling amount up ~144% over the last month, which can cap near-term upside.
Earnings event risk: The 2026-02-12 report can cause a gap move in either direction.
Medium-term pattern odds: Similar-pattern modeling shows a negative 1-month tendency (-3.07%) even if the 1-week view is positive.
Margin pressure: Gross margin down YoY in the latest reported quarter, indicating some cost/rate/capex pressure.
EPS: $1.53, +2.00% YoY (growth slower than revenue)
Gross Margin: 55.39%, -3.13% YoY (margin compression is the main blemish)
Overall: Growth is positive, but profitability expansion is not keeping pace with revenue—important for utilities given capex cycles and regulatory recovery.
Growth
Profitability
Efficiency
Analyst Ratings and Price Target Trends
Recent trend: Price targets have mostly moved up or stayed constructive, with a few routine trims in sector model updates.
Notable actions:
TD Cowen initiated Buy at $108 (2026-01-08/09)
Argus Buy, PT raised to $100 (2026-01-06)
UBS Buy, PT raised to $105 (2025-12-17)
RBC Outperform, PT trimmed to $112 from $115 (2026-01-23)
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight, PT raised to $91 (2026-01-21) after earlier cuts
Wall Street pro view: Bull case is data center/industrial load growth + supportive regulation driving multi-year EPS growth.
Wall Street con view: More neutral shops emphasize valuation/sector rotation and capital plan uncertainty, keeping some ratings at Equal Weight/Neutral.
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 USD and a high forecast of 115 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
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 USD and a high forecast of 115 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.
11 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 96.890
Low
86
Averages
103.87
High
115
Current: 96.890
Low
86
Averages
103.87
High
115
RBC Capital
Stephen D'Ambrisi
Outperform
maintain
$115 -> $112
AI Analysis
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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