FirstEnergy (FE) Competitors $41.73 +0.15 (+0.36%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FE vs. DUK, EIX, ETR, PPL, ES, PNW, OGE, IDA, POR, and MGEEShould you be buying FirstEnergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FirstEnergy include Duke Energy (DUK), Edison International (EIX), Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), Eversource Energy (ES), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Portland General Electric (POR), and MGE Energy (MGEE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. FirstEnergy vs. Duke Energy Edison International Entergy PPL Eversource Energy Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP Portland General Electric MGE Energy FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) and Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FE or DUK? Duke Energy received 13 more outperform votes than FirstEnergy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.13% of users gave FirstEnergy an outperform vote while only 53.82% of users gave Duke Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFirstEnergyOutperform Votes60056.13% Underperform Votes46943.87% Duke EnergyOutperform Votes61353.82% Underperform Votes52646.18% Is FE or DUK a better dividend stock? FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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. Duke Energy pays out 76.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Duke Energy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to FE or DUK? In the previous week, Duke Energy had 12 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Duke Energy and 20 mentions for FirstEnergy. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.60 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FirstEnergy 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Duke Energy 24 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, FE or DUK? FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Energy has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FE or DUK? 89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend FE or DUK? FirstEnergy currently has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.23%. Duke Energy has a consensus price target of $121.85, indicating a potential upside of 7.09%. Given FirstEnergy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than Duke Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FirstEnergy 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Duke Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Is FE or DUK more profitable? Duke Energy has a net margin of 14.31% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.64%. FirstEnergy's return on equity of 11.38% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FirstEnergy6.64% 11.38% 2.93% Duke Energy 14.31%9.34%2.53% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FE or DUK? Duke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than FirstEnergy. Duke Energy 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 RatioFirstEnergy$12.87B1.87$1.10B$1.5526.92Duke Energy$29.06B3.02$2.84B$5.4420.92 SummaryDuke Energy beats FirstEnergy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThis Bull Market Indicator called NVDA at $116Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. 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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$23.96B$13.93B$12.33B$19.96BDividend Yield4.09%4.37%4.05%3.49%P/E Ratio26.9212.7297.5035.39Price / Sales1.878,558.2232.7818.01Price / Cash8.698.6918.2921.27Price / Book1.762.062.304.58Net Income$1.10B$666.62M$618.52M$985.93M7 Day Performance2.18%1.82%0.03%0.45%1 Month Performance-4.49%1.18%-1.56%1.05%1 Year Performance10.78%28.02%9.84%24.67% FirstEnergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FEFirstEnergy4.6619 of 5 stars$41.73+0.4%$46.00+10.2%+11.5%$23.96B$12.87B26.9212,042Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionDUKDuke Energy4.5879 of 5 stars$113.78+0.2%$121.85+7.1%+27.4%$87.74B$29.06B20.9227,037Positive NewsEIXEdison International4.9176 of 5 stars$86.12+0.6%$88.75+3.1%+31.1%$33.16B$16.34B25.2614,375Analyst RevisionPositive NewsETREntergy4.5848 of 5 stars$150.71+0.5%$150.42-0.2%+52.3%$32.14B$12.15B18.3612,177Analyst ForecastPPLPPL3.9306 of 5 stars$34.27+0.4%$35.50+3.6%+31.0%$25.19B$8.31B30.606,629ESEversource Energy4.6785 of 5 stars$61.61-0.1%$70.46+14.4%+5.7%$22.60B$11.91B-39.2410,171Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPNWPinnacle West Capital3.6517 of 5 stars$91.79+0.9%$82.04-10.6%+28.0%$10.34B$4.70B17.386,133Analyst DowngradeOGEOGE Energy4.1176 of 5 stars$43.11-0.1%$39.40-8.6%+24.3%$8.67B$2.67B22.342,329Positive NewsIDAIDACORP4.7898 of 5 stars$117.96+0.2%$108.83-7.7%+21.7%$6.27B$1.77B21.892,112PORPortland General Electric3.7758 of 5 stars$46.88-0.1%$48.86+4.2%+14.8%$4.95B$2.92B13.992,842Positive NewsMGEEMGE Energy3.2758 of 5 stars$103.89-0.6%$74.00-28.8%+41.4%$3.78B$690.43M31.77700News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DUK Competitors EIX Competitors ETR Competitors PPL Competitors ES Competitors PNW Competitors OGE Competitors IDA Competitors POR Competitors MGEE 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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