NYSE:FEFirstEnergy Stock Price, Forecast & News

FirstEnergy's stock was trading at $43.13 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FE shares have decreased by 5.1% and is now trading at $40.92. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FirstEnergy in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for FirstEnergy.

FirstEnergy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for FirstEnergy.

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 23rd. The utilities provider reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.03. The utilities provider earned $2.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.87 billion. FirstEnergy had a net margin of 6.13% and a return on equity of 19.57%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.67 earnings per share. View FirstEnergy's earnings history.

FirstEnergy announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, March 17th. Investors 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 yield of 3.81%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 6th. View FirstEnergy's dividend history.

FirstEnergy updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.40-2.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.46.

10 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for FirstEnergy's stock. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $54.00. On average, they expect FirstEnergy's stock price to reach $47.91 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for FirstEnergy.

Media coverage about FE stock has trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. FirstEnergy earned a coverage optimism score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about FirstEnergy.

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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), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Pfizer (PFE), Bank of America (BAC), General Electric (GE), AbbVie (ABBV), Amgen (AMGN) and Dominion Energy (D).

FirstEnergy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FE."

FirstEnergy's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.39%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.06%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%), IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.01%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (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.

FE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Whittier Trust Co., Wesbanco Bank Inc., Gradient Investments LLC, and Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for FirstEnergy.

FE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Canandaigua National Corp, Icon Wealth Partners LLC, Cullinan Associates Inc., NuWave Investment Management LLC, Global Retirement Partners LLC, Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC, and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. View insider buying and selling activity for 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.

One share of FE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.92.

FirstEnergy has a market capitalization of $22.17 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.

The official website for FirstEnergy is www.firstenergycorp.com.

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]