FirstEnergy (FE) Competitors $43.74 +0.27 (+0.61%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.54 -0.20 (-0.47%) As of 08/22/2025 05:03 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, ETR, and PPLShould 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), Entergy (ETR), and PPL (PPL). 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 Entergy PPL FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Do analysts rate FE or AEP? FirstEnergy currently has a consensus price target of $46.08, suggesting a potential upside of 5.33%. American Electric Power has a consensus price target of $111.29, suggesting a potential downside of 2.40%. Given FirstEnergy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than American Electric Power.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) 2.40American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has more volatility and risk, FE or AEP? FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, FE or AEP? 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 RatioFirstEnergy$14.05B1.80$978M$2.2619.36American Electric Power$19.72B3.09$2.97B$6.8416.67 Is FE or AEP 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 FirstEnergy9.31% 11.31% 2.99% American Electric Power 17.68%11.55%3.11% Is FE or AEP a better dividend stock? FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstEnergy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FE or AEP? 89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of FirstEnergy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor FE or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 13 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for American Electric Power and 27 mentions for FirstEnergy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.88 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FirstEnergy 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Electric Power 31 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$25.28B$25.68B$16.53B$21.31BDividend Yield4.09%3.74%5.46%3.54%P/E Ratio19.3619.4415.5429.16Price / Sales1.804.14372.4454.47Price / Cash7.658.9919.2024.09Price / Book1.782.392.185.47Net Income$978M$1.43B$751.46M$992.74M7 Day Performance0.66%0.04%1.05%2.67%1 Month Performance5.57%-0.21%0.62%2.35%1 Year Performance1.29%13.93%310.53%10.76% FirstEnergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FEFirstEnergy2.9851 of 5 stars$43.75+0.6%$46.08+5.3%+1.3%$25.28B$14.05B19.3612,294News CoverageAnalyst RevisionAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3747 of 5 stars$110.70-1.2%$111.29+0.5%+16.1%$59.20B$19.72B16.1816,330News CoveragePositive NewsLNTAlliant Energy3.9082 of 5 stars$64.43-0.3%$65.50+1.7%+15.4%$16.56B$3.98B19.892,998News CoveragePositive NewsAEEAmeren4.5157 of 5 stars$100.01-0.5%$101.36+1.4%+24.3%$27.04B$7.62B21.988,981News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementOptions VolumeCMSCMS Energy3.7914 of 5 stars$72.09-0.3%$77.25+7.2%+8.9%$21.58B$7.52B21.338,324News CoveragePositive NewsDDominion Energy3.3894 of 5 stars$60.45-1.1%$59.14-2.2%+9.7%$51.59B$14.46B20.8414,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDTEDTE Energy4.4301 of 5 stars$137.57-1.0%$142.29+3.4%+13.0%$28.56B$12.46B19.799,500Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionDUKDuke Energy4.3618 of 5 stars$121.48-0.8%$129.80+6.8%+10.5%$94.47B$30.36B19.7526,413Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumePNWPinnacle West Capital3.1502 of 5 stars$90.41-1.0%$97.00+7.3%+4.9%$10.80B$5.12B18.646,403News CoveragePositive NewsETREntergy4.8301 of 5 stars$87.92-1.3%$88.07+0.2%+50.2%$39.25B$11.88B21.9012,267News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPPLPPL3.4245 of 5 stars$36.27-0.8%$36.70+1.2%+16.1%$26.82B$8.46B27.066,653News CoveragePositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEP Competitors LNT Competitors AEE Competitors CMS Competitors D Competitors DTE Competitors DUK Competitors PNW Competitors ETR Competitors PPL 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 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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