Q2 2025 Earnings Estimate for FirstEnergy Corp. Issued By Zacks Research (NYSE:FE)

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FirstEnergy in a report issued on Monday, October 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $0.59 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.60. The consensus estimate for FirstEnergy’s current full-year earnings is $2.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FirstEnergy’s FY2026 earnings at $3.11 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Argus upgraded FirstEnergy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on FirstEnergy from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. KeyCorp raised their price target on FirstEnergy from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 30th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on FirstEnergy in a research report on Monday. They set a “hold” rating and a $46.00 price target on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on FirstEnergy from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $45.82.

FirstEnergy Stock Performance

NYSE:FE opened at $43.90 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52. The stock has a market cap of $25.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.23, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.50. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $43.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $40.67. FirstEnergy has a twelve month low of $34.73 and a twelve month high of $44.97.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.56. FirstEnergy had a return on equity of 12.12% and a net margin of 6.61%. The firm had revenue of $3.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.47 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS.

FirstEnergy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be paid a $0.425 dividend. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.87%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. FirstEnergy’s payout ratio is presently 97.70%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FE. Scarborough Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of FirstEnergy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. SageView Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of FirstEnergy by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,185 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $595,000 after purchasing an additional 1,799 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of FirstEnergy by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 29,980 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,099,000 after purchasing an additional 1,405 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of FirstEnergy by 20.2% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 95,378 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,497,000 after purchasing an additional 16,018 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of FirstEnergy in the 4th quarter worth $428,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.