Cherokee Insurance Co Purchases New Holdings in Entergy Corporation $ETR

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Cherokee Insurance Co purchased a new stake in Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETRFree Report) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 5,600 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $465,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ETR. Kaizen Financial Strategies increased its holdings in Entergy by 3.8% during the second quarter. Kaizen Financial Strategies now owns 5,052 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $420,000 after buying an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey grew its position in shares of Entergy by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 65,470 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $5,442,000 after acquiring an additional 3,028 shares during the period. Horrell Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Entergy by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. now owns 54,914 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,564,000 after purchasing an additional 1,443 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Entergy by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 11,242,611 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $930,541,000 after purchasing an additional 505,344 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Forsta AP Fonden raised its holdings in shares of Entergy by 8.2% in the 2nd quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 80,800 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $6,716,000 after purchasing an additional 6,100 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Scotiabank set a $105.00 price target on Entergy and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $104.00 target price (up from $96.00) on shares of Entergy in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Entergy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley set a $93.00 price target on Entergy and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $106.00 price objective (up from $96.00) on shares of Entergy in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Entergy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $102.37.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on ETR

Entergy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ETR opened at $96.53 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $43.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.63. The business’s 50 day moving average is $93.62 and its 200-day moving average is $87.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62. Entergy Corporation has a 1-year low of $73.15 and a 1-year high of $98.58.

Entergy (NYSE:ETRGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 8th. The utilities provider reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $2.37 billion for the quarter. Entergy had a return on equity of 11.53% and a net margin of 14.26%. Equities research analysts predict that Entergy Corporation will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Entergy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $0.64 per share. This is a positive change from Entergy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. Entergy’s payout ratio is 63.21%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Anastasia Minor sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.39, for a total transaction of $481,950.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 10,122 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $975,659.58. This trade represents a 33.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Haley Fisackerly sold 5,136 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.50, for a total value of $495,624.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 7,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $762,253.50. This trade represents a 39.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 10,179 shares of company stock valued at $981,707 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Entergy Profile

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Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and retail distribution of electricity in the United States. It generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, including the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas.

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