Q2 EPS Estimates for FirstEnergy Decreased by Zacks Research

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FirstEnergy in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.61. The consensus estimate for FirstEnergy's current full-year earnings is $2.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FirstEnergy's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.80 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.68 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of FirstEnergy in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Mizuho set a $43.00 price objective on FirstEnergy in a report on Monday, April 28th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on FirstEnergy from $41.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Bank of America raised FirstEnergy from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $45.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Wolfe Research lowered FirstEnergy from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $46.00.

FirstEnergy Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of FE stock opened at $42.67 on Monday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $40.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $40.59. 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 has a twelve month low of $37.58 and a twelve month high of $44.97. The company has a market capitalization of $24.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.53, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.42.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $3.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.68 billion. FirstEnergy had a return on equity of 11.38% and a net margin of 6.64%. The firm's revenue was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.55 EPS.

FirstEnergy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, June 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.445 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 7th. This is an increase from FirstEnergy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.17%. FirstEnergy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 94.68%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Jon Taylor K. sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.03, for a total transaction of $516,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 99,919 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,299,514.57. This represents a 10.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FE. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in shares of FirstEnergy by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 43,334 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,752,000 after buying an additional 12,531 shares during the last quarter. Yaupon Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in FirstEnergy by 38.2% during the 1st quarter. Yaupon Capital Management LP now owns 468,512 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $18,937,000 after purchasing an additional 129,395 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in FirstEnergy by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,213 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $453,000 after purchasing an additional 732 shares during the last quarter. MBB Public Markets I LLC acquired a new stake in FirstEnergy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $306,000. Finally, Ascent Group LLC lifted its holdings in FirstEnergy by 135.6% during the 1st quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 93,840 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $3,793,000 after purchasing an additional 54,017 shares during the last quarter. 89.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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