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How to buy Entergy Corporation stock
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Entergy Corporation is an utilities—diversified business based in the US. Entergy Corporation shares (ETR) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Entergy Corporation employs 13,600 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$10.4 billion.
How to buy shares in Entergy Corporation
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- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Entergy Corporation Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ETR. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Entergy Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Entergy Corporation, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Entergy Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
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- ETR shares summary
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- Is ETR stock a buy or sell?
- Stock performance over time
- Can I short ETR shares?
- Is ETR suitable for ethical investing?
- Are ETR shares over-valued?
- Entergy Corporation's financials
- How volatile are ETR shares?
- Does Entergy Corporation pay a dividend?
- Other common questions
Entergy Corporation share price
Use our graph to track the performance of ETR stocks over time.Entergy Corporation shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-09-25.
| 52-week range | USD$75.195 - USD$135.55 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | USD$98.7191 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$97.8478 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$113.06 |
| PE ratio | 15.4748 |
| Dividend yield | USD$3.72 (3.91%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$6.127 |
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Is it a good time to buy Entergy Corporation stock?
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Entergy Corporation price performance over time
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Is Entergy Corporation under- or over-valued?
Valuing Entergy Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Entergy Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Entergy Corporation's P/E ratio
Entergy Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, Entergy Corporation shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Entergy Corporation's PEG ratio
Entergy Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.9888. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Entergy Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Entergy Corporation's EBITDA
Entergy Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$3.7 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Entergy Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Entergy Corporation financials
| Revenue TTM | USD$10.4 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 18% |
| Gross profit TTM | USD$4.3 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 2.26% |
| Return on equity TTM | 11.88% |
| Profit margin | 11.77% |
| Book value | $52.075 |
| Market capitalisation | USD$19.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting Entergy Corporation shares
There are currently 2.0 million Entergy Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Entergy Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 24.7% up from 1.6 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Entergy Corporation shares can be evaluated.
Entergy Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Entergy Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Entergy Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Entergy Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 982700.4950495). Entergy Corporation's SIR currently stands at 2.02. In other words for every 100,000 Entergy Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2020 shares are currently held short.
However Entergy Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Entergy Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Entergy Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Entergy Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Entergy Corporation shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0113% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Entergy Corporation shares, roughly 11 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Entergy Corporation.
Find out more about how you can short Entergy Corporation stock.
Entergy Corporation's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Entergy Corporation.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Entergy Corporation's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 41.95
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Entergy Corporation's overall score of 41.95 (as at 08/01/2020) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 83rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Entergy Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Entergy Corporation's environmental score
Environmental score: 19.89/100
Entergy Corporation's environmental score of 19.89 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Entergy Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Entergy Corporation's social score
Social score: 19.6/100
Entergy Corporation's social score of 19.6 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Entergy Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Entergy Corporation's governance score
Governance score: 11.97/100
Entergy Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Entergy Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Entergy Corporation's controversy score
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Entergy Corporation scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Entergy Corporation has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Entergy Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2020-08-01.
| Total ESG score | 41.95 |
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| Total ESG percentile | 83.16 |
| Environmental score | 19.89 |
| Environmental score percentile | 9 |
| Social score | 19.6 |
| Social score percentile | 9 |
| Governance score | 11.97 |
| Governance score percentile | 9 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
Entergy Corporation share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 60.16% of net profits
Recently Entergy Corporation has paid out, on average, around 60.16% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.91% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Entergy Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 3.91% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Entergy Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $3.72 per share.
Entergy Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Entergy Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 1 September 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 August 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Entergy Corporation share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Entergy Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $75.195 up to $135.55. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Entergy Corporation's is 0.5089. This would suggest that Entergy Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Entergy Corporation overview
Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of electricity in the United States. The company generates electricity through gas/oil, nuclear, coal, hydro, and solar power sources. It operates in two segments, Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities. The company's Utility segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, including the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas. Its Entergy Wholesale Commodities segment engages in the ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants located in the northern United States; sale of electric power to wholesale customers; provision of services to other nuclear power plant owners; and owning interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell electric power to wholesale customers. This segment sells energy to retail power providers, utilities, electric power co-operatives, power trading organizations, and other power generation companies. The company's power plants have approximately 30,000 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity, including approximately 9,000 MW of nuclear power. The company delivers electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Entergy Corporation was founded in 1949 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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