• Wondering if Entergy at around US$110.48 is offering fair value right now, or if the recent run means you might be paying up for the stock.
• The stock has returned 1.7% over the past week, is down 2.2% over the past month, and sits on a 17.7% year to date gain, with 37.9% over 1 year, 141.7% over 3 years, and 145.7% over 5 years.
• Recent coverage has focused on Entergy as a regulated electric utility, with attention on its role in regional power infrastructure and ongoing investment needs. This context helps explain why investors are reassessing both the growth potential and risk profile of the stock.
• Despite this performance, Entergy currently has a valuation score of 0 out of 6. The rest of this article will walk through different valuation approaches, then finish with a way of assessing value that ties everything together more clearly.

Entergy scores just 0/6 on our valuation checks. See what other red flags we found in the full valuation breakdown.

Approach 1: Entergy Dividend Discount Model (DDM) Analysis

The Dividend Discount Model estimates what a stock might be worth by projecting future dividend payments and discounting them back to today, then comparing that value with the current share price.

For Entergy, the model uses a recent dividend per share of about US$2.87, a return on equity of 11.16% and a payout ratio of 61.09%. Dividend growth in the model is capped at 3.54%, based on an expected growth rate of 4.34%. This keeps the projection anchored to a moderate and potentially more sustainable dividend growth path over time.

On these assumptions, the DDM points to an estimated intrinsic value of about US$80.34 per share. Against the current price of roughly US$110.48, this implies the stock is about 37.5% above the modelled value. On this dividend-based approach, the shares screen as expensive.

Result: OVERVALUED

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Approach 2: Entergy Price vs Earnings

For a profitable company, the P/E ratio is a useful way to think about value because it ties the share price directly to the earnings that support it. Investors usually accept a higher or lower P/E depending on what they expect for future earnings growth and how much risk they see in those earnings.

Entergy currently trades on a P/E of about 28.38x. That sits above the Electric Utilities industry average P/E of around 21.67x and the peer group average of roughly 18.05x, which suggests investors are paying a higher price for each dollar of earnings compared with many other utility stocks.

Simply Wall St also calculates a “Fair Ratio” of 26.59x for Entergy. This is a proprietary estimate of what the P/E might reasonably be, given factors such as the company’s earnings growth profile, profit margins, risk characteristics, industry and market cap. Because it adjusts for these company specific features, the Fair Ratio can be more informative than a simple comparison with industry or peer averages. With Entergy’s actual P/E of 28.38x sitting above the Fair Ratio of 26.59x, the shares screen as expensive on this earnings based approach.

Result: OVERVALUED

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Upgrade Your Decision Making: Choose your Entergy Narrative

Earlier it was mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation. Narratives are introduced, which let you pair your story about Entergy with specific assumptions on its future revenue, earnings and margins on Simply Wall St's Community page. You can then link that story to a forecast and a fair value, and compare that fair value with the current share price to decide whether Entergy looks attractive or not. Each Narrative updates as new news or earnings arrive. For example, a bullish investor might build a Narrative that leans toward the higher analyst target of US$135.00, while a cautious investor might anchor on the lower target of US$91.00. This helps you see clearly which view aligns more closely with your own expectations.

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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.