FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for FirstEnergy in a report issued on Thursday, December 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $0.62 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.61. The consensus estimate for FirstEnergy's current full-year earnings is $2.68 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FirstEnergy's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS.
FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $3.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.96 billion. FirstEnergy had a return on equity of 11.38% and a net margin of 6.64%. The firm's revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.88 EPS.
A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on FE. Barclays increased their price objective on FirstEnergy from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of FirstEnergy from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Thursday. KeyCorp decreased their target price on shares of FirstEnergy from $48.00 to $47.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of FirstEnergy from $45.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on shares of FirstEnergy from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $46.27.
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FirstEnergy stock opened at $40.27 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.98, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.51. FirstEnergy has a one year low of $35.41 and a one year high of $44.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 0.56 and a quick ratio of 0.46. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $42.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.63.
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in FirstEnergy by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 9,098,472 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $403,517,000 after purchasing an additional 457,231 shares during the period. First Pacific Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of FirstEnergy by 2.0% in the second quarter. First Pacific Advisors LP now owns 3,557,667 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $136,152,000 after purchasing an additional 69,512 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in shares of FirstEnergy by 1.0% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,546,001 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $153,081,000 after buying an additional 34,151 shares during the period. 1832 Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in FirstEnergy by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,725,050 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $104,288,000 after buying an additional 193,540 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in FirstEnergy by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,346,263 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $104,057,000 after buying an additional 171,955 shares during the period. 89.41% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were given a dividend of $0.425 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.22%. FirstEnergy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 109.68%.
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.
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