Zacks Research Estimates FirstEnergy’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:FE)

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of FirstEnergy in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $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.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on 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 report on Friday, September 20th. KeyCorp cut their price target on shares of FirstEnergy from $48.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on FirstEnergy from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased 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, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of FirstEnergy in a research report on Monday, October 14th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $46.00 target price for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.27.

FirstEnergy Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE FE opened at $39.93 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.64. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $23.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.51. FirstEnergy has a fifty-two week low of $35.41 and a fifty-two week high of $44.97.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FE. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in FirstEnergy by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 78,297 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,996,000 after purchasing an additional 4,730 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in FirstEnergy by 162.1% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 48,990 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,875,000 after buying an additional 30,298 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in FirstEnergy by 246.6% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,026 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in FirstEnergy by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 7,222 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $285,000 after acquiring an additional 341 shares during the period. Finally, Gradient Investments LLC raised its position in shares of FirstEnergy by 924.2% in the 2nd quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 1,946 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $74,000 after acquiring an additional 1,756 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.41% of the company’s stock.

FirstEnergy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were paid a dividend of $0.425 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.26%. FirstEnergy’s payout ratio is presently 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.