Zacks Research Estimates FirstEnergy’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:FE)

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of FirstEnergy in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $3.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.96 billion. FirstEnergy had a net margin of 6.64% and a return on equity of 11.38%. The firm’s revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.88 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Scotiabank upgraded FirstEnergy from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Thursday. Seaport Res Ptn cut shares of FirstEnergy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of FirstEnergy from $45.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Barclays increased their price objective on FirstEnergy from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Finally, Argus upgraded FirstEnergy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.27.

FirstEnergy Price Performance

NYSE:FE opened at $40.27 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $42.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.58. The stock has a market cap of $23.21 billion, a PE ratio of 26.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.51. 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 has a one year low of $35.41 and a one year high of $44.97.

Institutional Trading of FirstEnergy

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of FE. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in FirstEnergy by 5.3% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 9,098,472 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $403,517,000 after purchasing an additional 457,231 shares during the period. First Pacific Advisors LP raised its position in FirstEnergy by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. First Pacific Advisors LP now owns 3,557,667 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $136,152,000 after purchasing an additional 69,512 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of FirstEnergy by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,546,001 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $153,081,000 after buying an additional 34,151 shares during the period. 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its position in shares of FirstEnergy by 7.6% during the second quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,725,050 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $104,288,000 after buying an additional 193,540 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in shares of FirstEnergy by 7.9% during the third 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 worth $104,057,000 after buying an additional 171,955 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.41% of the company’s stock.

FirstEnergy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, December 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, November 7th were issued a $0.425 dividend. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. FirstEnergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 109.68%.

FirstEnergy Company Profile

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.