FirstEnergy (FE) Competitors

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.58% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.86%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 11.37% beat FirstEnergy's return on equity.

FirstEnergy has higher revenue and earnings than Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstEnergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Alliant Energy presently has a consensus price target of $76.60, suggesting a potential upside of 4.82%. FirstEnergy has a consensus price target of $51.92, suggesting a potential upside of 13.21%. Given FirstEnergy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

In the previous week, FirstEnergy had 2 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for FirstEnergy and 18 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.81 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Alliant Energy pays out 67.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstEnergy pays out 96.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and FirstEnergy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ameren has a net margin of 16.55% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.86%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.69% beat FirstEnergy's return on equity.

Ameren has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FirstEnergy. Ameren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstEnergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Ameren has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Ameren presently has a consensus price target of $117.31, indicating a potential upside of 5.21%. FirstEnergy has a consensus price target of $51.92, indicating a potential upside of 13.21%. Given FirstEnergy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than Ameren.

In the previous week, FirstEnergy had 7 more articles in the media than Ameren. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for FirstEnergy and 13 mentions for Ameren. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.81 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ameren pays out 56.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstEnergy pays out 96.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ameren has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and FirstEnergy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

79.1% of Ameren shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Ameren shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

CMS Energy has a net margin of 12.55% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.86%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 12.17% beat FirstEnergy's return on equity.

CMS Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

93.6% of CMS Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, FirstEnergy had 4 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for FirstEnergy and 16 mentions for CMS Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.81 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

CMS Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FirstEnergy. CMS Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstEnergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CMS Energy presently has a consensus price target of $81.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.80%. FirstEnergy has a consensus price target of $51.92, indicating a potential upside of 13.21%. Given FirstEnergy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than CMS Energy.

CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. CMS Energy pays out 63.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstEnergy pays out 96.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and FirstEnergy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

FirstEnergy currently has a consensus price target of $51.92, indicating a potential upside of 13.21%. Dominion Energy has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.83%. Given FirstEnergy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than Dominion Energy.

Dominion Energy has a net margin of 16.93% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.86%. FirstEnergy's return on equity of 10.66% beat Dominion Energy's return on equity.

89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Dominion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of FirstEnergy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Dominion Energy 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.

Dominion Energy has higher revenue and earnings than FirstEnergy. Dominion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstEnergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 21 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Dominion Energy and 20 mentions for FirstEnergy. Dominion Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.81 indicating that Dominion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Dominion Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. FirstEnergy pays out 96.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dominion Energy pays out 79.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FirstEnergy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Dominion Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.