Q1 EPS Estimates for FirstEnergy Decreased by Zacks Research

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for FirstEnergy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.62. The consensus estimate for FirstEnergy’s current full-year earnings is $2.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FirstEnergy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on FE. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of FirstEnergy from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Scotiabank raised FirstEnergy from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and raised their price target for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on FirstEnergy in a research report on Monday, October 14th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $46.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of FirstEnergy from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of FirstEnergy from $45.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, FirstEnergy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $46.27.

FirstEnergy Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE FE opened at $40.12 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $23.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.88, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 0.52. FirstEnergy has a 52 week low of $35.41 and a 52 week high of $44.97. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $40.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.56.

FirstEnergy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be issued a $0.425 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.24%. FirstEnergy’s payout ratio is 109.68%.

Institutional Trading of FirstEnergy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of FirstEnergy by 37.4% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 48,493 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,856,000 after buying an additional 13,195 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FirstEnergy during the 2nd quarter worth about $832,000. Czech National Bank lifted its position in shares of FirstEnergy by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 104,416 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,631,000 after buying an additional 5,713 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in FirstEnergy by 13.3% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,263 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $455,000 after acquiring an additional 1,201 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management grew its stake in FirstEnergy by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 7,710 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $342,000 after buying an additional 488 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.41% of the company’s stock.

About FirstEnergy

FirstEnergy Corp., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in the United States. It operates through Regulated Distribution and Regulated Transmission segments. The company owns and operates coal-fired, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, and solar power generating facilities.