Entergy (ETR) - Among the Best Performing Utility Stocks in 2025

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) is included among the 10 Best Performing Utility Stocks in 2025.

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) is an integrated energy company that provides electricity to 3 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) received a boost on January 9 when TD Cowen analyst Shelby Tucker initiated coverage of the stock with a ‘Buy’ rating and a price target of $108, indicating an upside of 12% from the current levels. The firm expects ETR’s EPS to grow by 10.5% through the end of the decade, driven by the increasing load from industrial and data center clients. Moreover, the analyst added that support from the state regulatory bodies is ‘key to our theme’.

Earlier on January 6, Argus also raised its price target on Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) from $94 to $100, while maintaining a ‘Buy’ rating on the shares. Industrial sales were the largest growth contributors for Entergy in Q3 2025, and the analyst expects this strong industrial growth to continue through the end of the decade in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas.

With an impressive annual dividend yield of 2.71%, Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) was recently included in our list of the 11 Energy Stocks to Buy for a Retirement Stock Portfolio.

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