Q4 EPS Estimates for FirstEnergy Reduced by Zacks Research

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FirstEnergy in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $0.80 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.82. The consensus estimate for FirstEnergy's current full-year earnings is $2.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FirstEnergy's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on FirstEnergy from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of FirstEnergy from $50.00 to $44.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 28th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of FirstEnergy from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of FirstEnergy from $48.00 to $41.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of FirstEnergy from $52.00 to $48.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $45.17.

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FirstEnergy Trading Up 1.2 %

FirstEnergy stock traded up $0.50 during trading on Monday, hitting $40.59. The company had a trading volume of 4,344,177 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,437,173. The company has a current ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $39.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.81. FirstEnergy has a 1-year low of $36.81 and a 1-year high of $44.97. The stock has a market cap of $23.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.41.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The utilities provider reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $3.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.53 billion. FirstEnergy had a return on equity of 11.38% and a net margin of 6.64%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FirstEnergy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FE. Covestor Ltd lifted its position in shares of FirstEnergy by 69.3% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 623 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in FirstEnergy during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new stake in FirstEnergy in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. WASHINGTON TRUST Co boosted its stake in FirstEnergy by 293.0% in the fourth quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 786 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 586 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new position in shares of FirstEnergy during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. 89.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

FirstEnergy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 7th will be given a dividend of $0.445 per share. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.39%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 7th. This is a positive change from FirstEnergy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. FirstEnergy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 104.71%.

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.