NYSE:FEFirstEnergy Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding FirstEnergy Corp. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $44.75 +1.52 (+3.52 %) (As of 04/10/2020 09:09 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$43.77Now: $44.75▼$45.3250-Day Range$33.19MA: $42.58▼$52.2752-Week Range$32.00Now: $44.75▼$52.51Volume5.74 million shsAverage Volume5.95 million shsMarket Capitalization$24.24 billionP/E Ratio26.32Dividend Yield3.61%Beta0.5 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media FirstEnergy Corp., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Distribution and Regulated Transmission segments. It owns and operates coal-fired, nuclear, hydroelectric, natural gas, wind, and solar power generating facilities. The company also provides energy-related products and services to retail and wholesale customers. It operates 24,506 circuit miles of overhead and underground transmission lines; and electric distribution systems, including 277,284 miles of overhead pole line and underground conduit carrying primary, secondary, and street lighting circuits, as well as owns substations with a total installed transformer capacity of approximately 164,611,989 kilovolt-amperes. The company serves approximately six million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. FirstEnergy Corp. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingFirstEnergy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $48.67, FirstEnergy has a potential upside of 8.8% from its current price of $44.75.Amount of Analyst CoverageFirstEnergy has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.0 Community Rank Outperform VotesFirstEnergy has received 503 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesFirstEnergy has received 782 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentFirstEnergy has received 60.86% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about FirstEnergy and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe FE will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe FE will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipFirstEnergy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.61%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthFirstEnergy has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of FirstEnergy is 60.47 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, FirstEnergy will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.32 % next year. This indicates that FirstEnergy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, FirstEnergy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.32% of the stock of FirstEnergy is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions83.78% of the stock of FirstEnergy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for FirstEnergy are expected to grow by 5.20% in the coming year, from $2.50 to $2.63 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of FirstEnergy is 26.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 12.56.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of FirstEnergy is 26.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 30.10.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFirstEnergy has a P/B Ratio of 3.47. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.4Community Rank: 2.0Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.99 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Electric services Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities SectorUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:FE Previous Symbol CUSIP33793210 CIK1031296 Webhttp://www.firstenergycorp.com/ Phone800-736-3402Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.81 Current Ratio0.50 Quick Ratio0.44Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio26.32 Forward P/E Ratio17.90 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.04 billion Price / Sales2.20 Cash Flow$5.00 per share Price / Cash Flow8.95 Book Value$12.91 per share Price / Book3.47Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.58 Net Income$912 million Net Margins8.26% Return on Equity19.57% Return on Assets3.37%Miscellaneous Employees12,316 Outstanding Shares541,730,000Market Cap$24.24 billion Next Earnings Date4/28/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive FE News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for FE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. FE Rates by TradingView FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) Frequently Asked Questions How has FirstEnergy's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? FirstEnergy's stock was trading at $43.13 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FE shares have increased by 3.8% and is now trading at $44.75. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of FirstEnergy? 9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FirstEnergy in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for FirstEnergy. When is FirstEnergy's next earnings date? FirstEnergy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for FirstEnergy. How were FirstEnergy's earnings last quarter? FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) released its earnings results on Friday, February, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.07. The utilities provider had revenue of $2.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. FirstEnergy had a return on equity of 19.57% and a net margin of 8.26%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.50 EPS. View FirstEnergy's earnings history. How often does FirstEnergy pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for FirstEnergy? FirstEnergy announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 7th will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 6th. View FirstEnergy's dividend history. What guidance has FirstEnergy issued on next quarter's earnings? FirstEnergy issued an update on its first quarter 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Tuesday, March, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.60-0.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.64. What price target have analysts set for FE? 9 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for FirstEnergy's stock. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $54.00. On average, they expect FirstEnergy's stock price to reach $48.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for FirstEnergy. Has FirstEnergy been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about FE stock has trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. FirstEnergy earned a media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutFirstEnergy. Who are some of FirstEnergy's key competitors? Some companies that are related to FirstEnergy include NextEra Energy (NEE), Duke Energy (DUK), Southern (SO), American Electric Power (AEP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Eversource Energy (ES), Edison International (EIX), Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE) and Portland General Electric (POR). What other stocks do shareholders of FirstEnergy own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other FirstEnergy investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Pfizer (PFE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Amgen (AMGN), Bank of America (BAC), General Electric (GE), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Procter & Gamble (PG). Who are FirstEnergy's key executives? FirstEnergy's management team includes the following people: Mr. Charles E. Jones Jr., Pres, CEO & Director (Age 63)Mr. Steven E. Strah, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 55)Ms. Leila L. Vespoli Esq., Exec. VP of Corp. Strategy & Regulatory Affairs and Chief Legal Officer (Age 59)Mr. James F. Pearson, Exec. VP of Fin. (Age 65)Mr. Samuel L. Belcher, Sr. VP & Pres of FirstEnergy Utilities (Age 51) What is FirstEnergy's stock symbol? FirstEnergy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FE." Who are FirstEnergy's major shareholders? FirstEnergy's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp (0.06%), Pensionfund DSM Netherlands (0.01%), IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.01%), Pensionfund Sabic (0.01%) and IBM Retirement Fund (0.00%). Company insiders that own FirstEnergy stock include Christopher D Pappas, James F Pearson and Leila L Vespoli. View institutional ownership trends for FirstEnergy. Which major investors are selling FirstEnergy stock? FE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. View insider buying and selling activity for FirstEnergy. Which major investors are buying FirstEnergy stock? FE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, IBM Retirement Fund, Hexavest Inc., Fulton Bank N.A., San Francisco Sentry Investment Group CA, Cullinan Associates Inc., Pensionfund Sabic, and Gradient Investments LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for FirstEnergy. How do I buy shares of FirstEnergy? Shares of FE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is FirstEnergy's stock price today? One share of FE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.75. How big of a company is FirstEnergy? FirstEnergy has a market capitalization of $24.24 billion and generates $11.04 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $912 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.58 on an earnings per share basis. FirstEnergy employs 12,316 workers across the globe. View additional information about FirstEnergy. What is FirstEnergy's official website? The official website for FirstEnergy is http://www.firstenergycorp.com/. How can I contact FirstEnergy? FirstEnergy's mailing address is 76 SOUTH MAIN ST, AKRON OH, 44308. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 800-736-3402 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 4/10/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What are different types of coverage ratios?
