FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE – Free Report) – Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for FirstEnergy in a report released on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.80 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.
FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The utilities provider reported $0.67 EPS 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 analyst estimates of $3.53 billion. FirstEnergy had a net margin of 6.64% and a return on equity of 11.38%.
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FirstEnergy Stock Down 1.6 %
NYSE FE opened at $38.75 on Monday. FirstEnergy has a twelve month low of $36.81 and a twelve month high of $44.97. The stock has a market cap of $22.35 billion, a PE ratio of 25.00, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.41. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.56.
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 paid a $0.445 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 7th. This is a positive change from FirstEnergy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.59%. FirstEnergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 104.71%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Balanced Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of FirstEnergy by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Balanced Wealth Group LLC now owns 26,991 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,074,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd increased its holdings in shares of FirstEnergy by 69.3% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 623 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in FirstEnergy by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 19,838 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $835,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in FirstEnergy by 59.1% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 861 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 320 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings in FirstEnergy by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 5,146 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $205,000 after buying an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. 89.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
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.
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