NYSE:FEFirstEnergy Stock Price, Forecast & News

FirstEnergy's stock was trading at $43.13 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FE shares have decreased by 4.3% and is now trading at $41.27. 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) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 23rd. The utilities provider reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.03. The utilities provider had revenue of $2.70 billion for 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 in the prior year, the business posted $0.67 earnings per share. View FirstEnergy's earnings history.

FirstEnergy announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 7th will be paid 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 3.78%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 6th. View FirstEnergy's dividend history.

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

10 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for FirstEnergy's shares. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $54.00. On average, they anticipate FirstEnergy's stock price to reach $47.91 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for FirstEnergy.

Media stories about FE stock have been trending very negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. FirstEnergy earned a coverage optimism score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. 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 many different 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%), Canandaigua National Corp (0.00%) and Cullinan Associates Inc. (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., Whittier Trust Co., Gradient Investments LLC, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc., and Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC. 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, Cullinan Associates Inc., and Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC. 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 $41.27.

FirstEnergy has a market capitalization of $22.36 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]