FirstEnergy (FE) Competitors $39.79 +0.63 (+1.61%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FE vs. SO, DUK, EIX, PPL, ES, ETR, PNW, OGE, IDA, and PORShould you be buying FirstEnergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FirstEnergy include Southern (SO), Duke Energy (DUK), Edison International (EIX), PPL (PPL), Eversource Energy (ES), Entergy (ETR), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), and Portland General Electric (POR). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. FirstEnergy vs. Southern Duke Energy Edison International PPL Eversource Energy Entergy Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP Portland General Electric Southern (NYSE:SO) and FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to SO or FE? In the previous week, FirstEnergy had 33 more articles in the media than Southern. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for FirstEnergy and 6 mentions for Southern. Southern's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.77 indicating that Southern is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Southern 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FirstEnergy 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate SO or FE? Southern currently has a consensus target price of $90.14, suggesting a potential upside of 8.79%. FirstEnergy has a consensus target price of $46.27, suggesting a potential upside of 16.29%. Given FirstEnergy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than Southern.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Southern 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33FirstEnergy 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SO or FE? FirstEnergy received 69 more outperform votes than Southern when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.29% of users gave FirstEnergy an outperform vote while only 49.68% of users gave Southern an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSouthernOutperform Votes53549.68% Underperform Votes54250.32% FirstEnergyOutperform Votes60456.29% Underperform Votes46943.71% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SO or FE? Southern has higher revenue and earnings than FirstEnergy. Southern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstEnergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSouthern$26.43B3.44$3.98B$4.3019.27FirstEnergy$13.44B1.71$1.10B$1.5525.67 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SO or FE? 64.1% of Southern shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Southern shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SO or FE a better dividend stock? Southern pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Southern pays out 67.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstEnergy pays out 109.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Southern has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years. Which has more risk & volatility, SO or FE? Southern has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SO or FE more profitable? Southern has a net margin of 17.87% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.64%. Southern's return on equity of 12.78% beat FirstEnergy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Southern17.87% 12.78% 3.25% FirstEnergy 6.64%11.38%2.93% SummarySouthern beats FirstEnergy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get FirstEnergy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirstEnergyElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$22.93B$13.89B$13.59B$19.18BDividend Yield4.26%4.50%4.10%3.58%P/E Ratio25.6714.8794.9541.22Price / Sales1.718,149.6525.5017.58Price / Cash8.418.7318.4921.28Price / Book2.092.122.185.32Net Income$1.10B$666.62M$629.73M$989.67M7 Day Performance-1.19%-1.61%-1.91%-3.45%1 Month Performance-5.54%0.74%-2.55%-3.73%1 Year Performance9.52%35.67%1.50%12.06% FirstEnergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FEFirstEnergy4.4074 of 5 stars$39.79+1.6%$46.27+16.3%+9.9%$22.93B$13.44B25.6712,042Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeSOSouthern4.2648 of 5 stars$82.69-0.6%$90.14+9.0%+18.9%$90.60B$26.43B19.3528,100Analyst RevisionPositive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.7668 of 5 stars$108.01-0.7%$122.23+13.2%+13.2%$83.44B$30.21B20.0027,037Analyst RevisionPositive NewsEIXEdison International4.9897 of 5 stars$81.93+0.0%$88.75+8.3%+15.6%$31.72B$17.32B24.0114,375Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPPLPPL3.7194 of 5 stars$32.72+1.3%$34.09+4.2%+22.8%$24.15B$8.31B28.836,629Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageESEversource Energy4.6029 of 5 stars$58.65-1.5%$68.38+16.6%-5.9%$21.49B$11.91B-37.9110,171Analyst UpgradePositive NewsETREntergy4.7155 of 5 stars$75.46+1.6%$77.40+2.6%+50.8%$16.18B$12.15B9.0412,177Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePNWPinnacle West Capital3.8389 of 5 stars$86.86-0.8%$84.65-2.5%+20.1%$9.88B$5.02B16.586,133OGEOGE Energy3.76 of 5 stars$42.14+0.2%$40.50-3.9%+17.8%$8.47B$2.67B21.922,329Analyst RevisionPositive NewsIDAIDACORP4.4944 of 5 stars$113.96+0.8%$111.00-2.6%+12.5%$6.07B$1.84B20.982,112Positive NewsPORPortland General Electric3.7566 of 5 stars$44.57+0.2%$49.13+10.2%+2.2%$4.70B$2.92B13.282,842 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SO Competitors DUK Competitors EIX Competitors PPL Competitors ES Competitors ETR Competitors PNW Competitors OGE Competitors IDA Competitors POR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FE) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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