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

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for FirstEnergy in a report issued on Thursday, December 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates 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.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.85 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $3.96 billion. FirstEnergy had a return on equity of 11.38% and a net margin of 6.64%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.88 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Seaport Res Ptn lowered shares of FirstEnergy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Barclays lifted their target price on FirstEnergy from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of FirstEnergy from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of FirstEnergy from $45.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their target price on shares of FirstEnergy from $48.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given 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 target price of $46.27.

FirstEnergy Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE:FE opened at $39.93 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. The business’s 50 day moving average is $42.08 and its 200 day moving average is $41.64. FirstEnergy has a 12-month low of $35.41 and a 12-month high of $44.97. The stock has a market cap of $23.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.76, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.51.

FirstEnergy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, December 1st. Stockholders 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 4.26%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 7th. FirstEnergy’s payout ratio is 109.68%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

About FirstEnergy

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.