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NYSE:FE

FirstEnergy - FE Competitors

$39.17
+1.42 (+3.76%)
(As of 03/24/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$37.72
$39.20
50-Day Range
$37.75
$42.99
52-Week Range
$35.32
$48.85
Volume
2.34 million shs
Average Volume
3.90 million shs
Market Capitalization
$22.41 billion
P/E Ratio
55.17
Dividend Yield
3.98%
Price Target
$43.56

FE vs. ETR, PPL, EIX, ES, PNW, OGE, SO, DTE, FTS, and CNP

Should you be buying FirstEnergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FirstEnergy include Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), Edison International (EIX), Eversource Energy (ES), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), Southern (SO), DTE Energy (DTE), Fortis (FTS), and CenterPoint Energy (CNP). These companies are all part of the "electric services" industry.

FirstEnergy vs.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) and Entergy (NYSE:ETR) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Entergy has higher revenue and earnings than FirstEnergy. Entergy 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 Ratio
FirstEnergy$12.46 billion1.80$406 million$0.7155.17
Entergy$13.76 billion1.59$1.10 billion$5.3919.24

FirstEnergy currently has a consensus price target of $43.56, indicating a potential upside of 11.20%. Entergy has a consensus price target of $122.07, indicating a potential upside of 17.72%. Given Entergy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Entergy is more favorable than FirstEnergy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FirstEnergy
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Entergy
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

Entergy has a net margin of 8.01% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 3.26%. FirstEnergy's return on equity of 13.16% beat Entergy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FirstEnergy 3.26% 13.16% 3.05%
Entergy 8.01% 10.88% 2.24%

81.8% of FirstEnergy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Entergy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of FirstEnergy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Entergy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, FirstEnergy had 1 more articles in the media than Entergy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for FirstEnergy and 11 mentions for Entergy. Entergy's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.52 indicating that Entergy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FirstEnergy
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Entergy
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

FirstEnergy received 158 more outperform votes than Entergy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.48% of users gave FirstEnergy an outperform vote while only 49.94% of users gave Entergy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
FirstEnergyOutperform Votes
580
57.48%
Underperform Votes
429
42.52%
EntergyOutperform Votes
422
49.94%
Underperform Votes
423
50.06%

FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entergy has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Entergy pays an annual dividend of $4.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. FirstEnergy pays out 219.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Entergy pays out 79.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Entergy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Entergy beats FirstEnergy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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FE vs. The Competition

MetricFirstEnergyElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$22.41B$12.17B$13.19B$14.09B
Dividend Yield3.96%4.08%3.74%3.85%
P/E Ratio55.1721.41106.8222.17
Price / Sales1.8011.631,131.9110.37
Price / Cash8.368.3625.0024.58
Price / Book2.101.351.826.79
Net Income$406M$261.16M$334.36M$870.97M
7 Day Performance-1.53%0.34%0.67%0.71%
1 Month Performance-1.58%-1.86%-2.59%-7.20%
1 Year Performance-10.79%-5.25%-7.27%-15.15%

FirstEnergy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ETR
Entergy
2.6583 of 5 stars
$100.43
-2.6%
$122.47
+21.9%
-8.0%$21.23B$13.76B18.6311,707Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
PPL
PPL
1.9496 of 5 stars
$26.26
-1.9%
$31.38
+19.5%
-2.0%$19.35B$7.90B25.506,527Analyst Report
EIX
Edison International
2.7338 of 5 stars
$66.31
-2.2%
$69.64
+5.0%
+2.1%$25.37B$17.22B41.4413,388Analyst Report
ES
Eversource Energy
3.0217 of 5 stars
$73.52
-1.9%
$89.00
+21.1%
-11.3%$25.62B$12.29B18.209,626Analyst Report
PNW
Pinnacle West Capital
2.0047 of 5 stars
$75.34
-2.7%
$74.18
-1.5%
+4.4%$8.53B$4.32B17.645,861Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
OGE
OGE Energy
2.5142 of 5 stars
$35.14
-2.5%
$38.71
+10.2%
-8.5%$7.04B$3.38B10.622,237Analyst Report
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SO
Southern
2.4069 of 5 stars
$66.71
-0.6%
$71.93
+7.8%
-1.0%$72.64B$29.28B20.3427,700Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
DTE
DTE Energy
2.6901 of 5 stars
$103.98
-2.2%
$129.22
+24.3%
-16.5%$21.39B$19.23B18.8410,250Analyst Report
FTS
Fortis
2.3314 of 5 stars
$40.38
-1.1%
$57.86
+43.3%
-15.0%$19.47B$8.49B18.969,200Analyst Report
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
2.5665 of 5 stars
$27.65
-2.1%
$32.78
+18.5%
-4.8%$17.45B$9.32B17.398,986Analyst Report
This page (NYSE:FE) was last updated on 3/25/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff