FirstEnergy (FE) Competitors $43.19 +0.48 (+1.12%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.02 -0.17 (-0.39%) As of 08/1/2025 06:13 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FE vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, CMS, D, DTE, DUK, PNW, PPL, and ETRShould you be buying FirstEnergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FirstEnergy include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Dominion Energy (D), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), PPL (PPL), and Entergy (ETR). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. FirstEnergy vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Alliant Energy Ameren CMS Energy Dominion Energy DTE Energy Duke Energy Pinnacle West Capital PPL Entergy American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, AEP or FE? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AEP or FE a better dividend stock? American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstEnergy pays out 78.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and FirstEnergy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Do analysts rate AEP or FE? American Electric Power presently has a consensus target price of $111.29, indicating a potential downside of 2.02%. FirstEnergy has a consensus target price of $46.08, indicating a potential upside of 6.68%. Given FirstEnergy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29FirstEnergy 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has better earnings and valuation, AEP or FE? American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than FirstEnergy. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstEnergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B3.08$2.97B$6.8416.61FirstEnergy$13.47B1.85$978M$2.2619.11 Is AEP or FE more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.68% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 9.31%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.55% beat FirstEnergy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Electric Power17.68% 11.55% 3.11% FirstEnergy 9.31%11.31%2.99% Does the media favor AEP or FE? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 36 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for American Electric Power and 28 mentions for FirstEnergy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.75 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Electric Power 33 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FirstEnergy 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AEP or FE? 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAmerican Electric Power beats FirstEnergy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get FirstEnergy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirstEnergyUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$24.94B$25.21B$16.10B$20.47BDividend Yield4.12%3.71%5.48%3.71%P/E Ratio19.1119.6716.2726.72Price / Sales1.854.22202.7957.15Price / Cash7.548.9419.0322.46Price / Book1.762.292.144.43Net Income$978M$1.43B$751.46M$993.74M7 Day Performance2.94%-1.09%-0.99%-3.39%1 Month Performance8.63%1.12%20.27%-2.10%1 Year Performance1.19%17.23%182.89%10.09% FirstEnergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FEFirstEnergy3.8137 of 5 stars$43.19+1.1%$46.08+6.7%+1.1%$24.94B$13.47B19.1112,294Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAEPAmerican Electric Power4.2113 of 5 stars$108.54+1.1%$108.31-0.2%+12.2%$57.98B$19.72B20.9116,330Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLNTAlliant Energy3.8719 of 5 stars$64.56+0.7%$64.23-0.5%+15.7%$16.58B$3.98B22.262,998Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAEEAmeren4.2971 of 5 stars$99.29+0.6%$101.36+2.1%+25.7%$26.84B$7.62B22.018,981Trending NewsEarnings ReportCMSCMS Energy3.3623 of 5 stars$72.22+0.4%$77.00+6.6%+11.6%$21.60B$7.52B21.438,324Trending NewsEarnings ReportDDominion Energy2.8989 of 5 stars$57.74-0.6%$58.88+2.0%+8.9%$49.24B$14.46B21.6314,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionDTEDTE Energy4.3495 of 5 stars$137.81+0.4%$141.53+2.7%+12.2%$28.60B$12.46B18.629,500Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionDUKDuke Energy4.3102 of 5 stars$119.77+1.1%$127.25+6.2%+9.2%$93.09B$30.36B19.8626,413Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionPNWPinnacle West Capital3.7912 of 5 stars$93.09+0.6%$96.78+4.0%+3.0%$11.11B$5.12B18.516,403News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPPLPPL3.4247 of 5 stars$36.18+0.5%$36.70+1.5%+17.6%$26.74B$8.46B26.806,653Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionETREntergy4.7678 of 5 stars$86.97+0.7%$86.46-0.6%+48.6%$37.46B$11.88B28.2412,267Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEP Competitors LNT Competitors AEE Competitors CMS Competitors D Competitors DTE Competitors DUK Competitors PNW Competitors PPL Competitors ETR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FE) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredI warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happeningNvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before t...Timothy Sykes | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredAlien rocks potentially worth trillions…It might look like just a weird rock—but it’s tied to a discovery 60 Minutes says could be worth up to $16 tri...Porter & Company | SponsoredTrump’s crypto advisor may have revealed the next big crypto opportunityWhile investors chase Bitcoin toward $100K, D.C. insiders are quietly loading up on something else. 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