FirstEnergy (FE) Competitors $42.77 -0.11 (-0.26%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$42.88 +0.11 (+0.26%) As of 07:36 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. DUK, ETR, PPL, EIX, ES, PNW, OGE, IDA, POR, and ALEShould you be buying FirstEnergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FirstEnergy include Duke Energy (DUK), Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), Edison International (EIX), Eversource Energy (ES), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Portland General Electric (POR), and ALLETE (ALE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. FirstEnergy vs. Duke Energy Entergy PPL Edison International Eversource Energy Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP Portland General Electric ALLETE FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) and Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has better earnings & valuation, FE or DUK? Duke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than FirstEnergy. Duke Energy 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 RatioFirstEnergy$13.47B1.84$1.10B$1.8822.81Duke Energy$30.36B3.12$4.52B$5.7121.35 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FE or DUK? 89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FE or DUK? Duke Energy received 6 more outperform votes than FirstEnergy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.24% of users gave FirstEnergy an outperform vote while only 53.83% of users gave Duke Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFirstEnergyOutperform Votes61356.24% Underperform Votes47743.76% Duke EnergyOutperform Votes61953.83% Underperform Votes53146.17% Which has more risk and volatility, FE or DUK? FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Energy has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is FE or DUK a better dividend stock? FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. FirstEnergy pays out 94.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Duke Energy pays out 73.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Duke Energy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Does the media favor FE or DUK? In the previous week, Duke Energy had 3 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Duke Energy and 44 mentions for FirstEnergy. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.79 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FirstEnergy 19 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Duke Energy 28 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 7 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate FE or DUK? FirstEnergy currently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.26%. Duke Energy has a consensus target price of $123.87, indicating a potential upside of 1.59%. Given FirstEnergy's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than Duke Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FirstEnergy 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Duke Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Is FE or DUK more profitable? Duke Energy has a net margin of 14.90% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.64%. FirstEnergy's return on equity of 11.38% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FirstEnergy6.64% 11.38% 2.93% Duke Energy 14.90%9.50%2.56% SummaryDuke Energy beats FirstEnergy on 12 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricFirstEnergyElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$24.72B$14.22B$15.93B$18.91BDividend Yield3.98%4.79%5.67%4.02%P/E Ratio27.6619.1415.6932.86Price / Sales1.8416.7822.3027.79Price / Cash8.6410.0718.5317.52Price / Book2.252.202.034.47Net Income$1.10B$690.28M$667.57M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.39%0.39%0.42%0.60%1 Month Performance6.15%2.07%1.49%-2.74%1 Year Performance10.82%443.11%10.46%4.48% FirstEnergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FEFirstEnergy3.3577 of 5 stars$42.77-0.3%$46.00+7.6%+11.9%$24.67B$13.47B27.5912,300Analyst ForecastDUKDuke Energy4.3325 of 5 stars$119.57-1.8%$123.87+3.6%+24.3%$92.91B$30.36B20.9427,900Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementETREntergy4.2112 of 5 stars$80.10-3.8%$85.25+6.4%+55.9%$34.50B$11.88B32.9011,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsPPLPPL3.8248 of 5 stars$35.13-1.7%$35.70+1.6%+33.1%$25.96B$8.46B29.036,530Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageEIXEdison International4.9908 of 5 stars$55.41-3.5%$76.75+38.5%-24.7%$21.33B$17.60B16.2513,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsESEversource Energy4.1533 of 5 stars$56.03-2.5%$65.78+17.4%-1.7%$20.57B$11.90B24.269,630Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsPNWPinnacle West Capital3.8189 of 5 stars$92.73-1.8%$95.50+3.0%+29.2%$11.05B$5.12B17.5680Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap DownOGEOGE Energy3.8627 of 5 stars$43.93-2.6%$46.00+4.7%+31.1%$8.84B$2.99B19.972,240Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsIDAIDACORP3.8912 of 5 stars$116.42-2.4%$120.50+3.5%+24.8%$6.29B$1.83B21.242,070Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsPORPortland General Electric2.7356 of 5 stars$42.18-2.1%$45.78+8.5%-2.5%$4.62B$3.44B14.012,870Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastALEALLETE3.5781 of 5 stars$64.69-0.1%$67.00+3.6%+10.4%$3.75B$1.53B20.871,490Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DUK Competitors ETR Competitors PPL Competitors EIX Competitors ES Competitors PNW Competitors OGE Competitors IDA Competitors POR Competitors ALE 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredTrump to solve American wealth loss?Is President Trump’s Executive Order 14179… A secret way to restore wealth for good citizens? 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