Does the media favor AEP or FE?

In the previous week, American Electric Power had 5 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for American Electric Power and 5 mentions for FirstEnergy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.99 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FirstEnergy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media favor FE or LNT?

In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 4 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Alliant Energy and 5 mentions for FirstEnergy. FirstEnergy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Alliant Energy's score of 0.99 indicating that FirstEnergy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FirstEnergy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alliant Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Is AEE or FE more profitable?

Ameren has a net margin of 17.86% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.86%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.95% beat FirstEnergy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameren 17.86% 10.95% 3.00% FirstEnergy 6.86% 10.51% 2.62%

Does the media refer more to AEE or FE?

In the previous week, Ameren had 2 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameren and 5 mentions for FirstEnergy. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.99 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameren 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FirstEnergy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Is FE or CMS more profitable?

CMS Energy has a net margin of 11.64% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.86%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 10.76% beat FirstEnergy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FirstEnergy 6.86% 10.51% 2.62% CMS Energy 11.64% 10.76% 2.62%

Does the media prefer FE or CMS?

In the previous week, FirstEnergy had 3 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for FirstEnergy and 2 mentions for CMS Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.99 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FirstEnergy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CMS Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

Does the media favor FE or D?

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 28 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Dominion Energy and 5 mentions for FirstEnergy. FirstEnergy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Dominion Energy's score of 0.89 indicating that FirstEnergy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FirstEnergy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dominion Energy 20 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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FE vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, CMS, and D

Should you buy FirstEnergy stock or one of its competitors? FirstEnergy's main competitors and comparable companies include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), and Dominion Energy (D). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

How does FirstEnergy compare to American Electric Power?

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, American Electric Power had 5 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for American Electric Power and 5 mentions for FirstEnergy. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.99 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FirstEnergy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Electric Power	$21.88B	3.13	$3.58B	$5.83	21.54
FirstEnergy	$15.09B	1.82	$1.02B	$1.88	25.22

American Electric Power has a net margin of 13.78% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.86%. FirstEnergy's return on equity of 10.51% beat American Electric Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Electric Power	13.78%	9.95%	2.79%
FirstEnergy	6.86%	10.51%	2.62%

American Electric Power has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of FirstEnergy shares are held 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.

American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. American Electric Power pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstEnergy pays out 98.9% 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 increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and FirstEnergy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

American Electric Power currently has a consensus price target of $140.71, indicating a potential upside of 12.03%. FirstEnergy has a consensus price target of $52.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.42%. Given American Electric Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe American Electric Power is more favorable than FirstEnergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Electric Power	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
FirstEnergy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Summary

American Electric Power beats FirstEnergy on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FirstEnergy compare to Alliant Energy?

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.45% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.86%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 11.16% beat FirstEnergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FirstEnergy	6.86%	10.51%	2.62%
Alliant Energy	18.45%	11.16%	3.31%

FirstEnergy presently has a consensus target price of $52.83, suggesting a potential upside of 11.42%. Alliant Energy has a consensus target price of $76.82, suggesting a potential upside of 8.81%. Given FirstEnergy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FirstEnergy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Alliant Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FirstEnergy	$15.09B	1.82	$1.02B	$1.88	25.22
Alliant Energy	$4.36B	4.20	$810M	$3.16	22.34

FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 4 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Alliant Energy and 5 mentions for FirstEnergy. FirstEnergy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Alliant Energy's score of 0.99 indicating that FirstEnergy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FirstEnergy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alliant Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. FirstEnergy pays out 98.9% 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 pays out 67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstEnergy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

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

Summary

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

How does FirstEnergy compare to Ameren?

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) and FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) 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, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ameren pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstEnergy pays out 98.9% 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.

Ameren has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Ameren had 2 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameren and 5 mentions for FirstEnergy. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.99 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameren	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FirstEnergy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ameren	$8.80B	3.45	$1.46B	$5.68	19.32
FirstEnergy	$15.09B	1.82	$1.02B	$1.88	25.22

Ameren currently has a consensus price target of $122.08, indicating a potential upside of 11.27%. FirstEnergy has a consensus price target of $52.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.42%. Given FirstEnergy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than Ameren.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameren	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
FirstEnergy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Ameren has a net margin of 17.86% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.86%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.95% beat FirstEnergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameren	17.86%	10.95%	3.00%
FirstEnergy	6.86%	10.51%	2.62%

Summary

Ameren beats FirstEnergy on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FirstEnergy compare to CMS Energy?

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

FirstEnergy currently has a consensus price target of $52.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.42%. CMS Energy has a consensus price target of $81.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.85%. Given CMS Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than FirstEnergy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FirstEnergy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
CMS Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

CMS Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FirstEnergy	$15.09B	1.82	$1.02B	$1.88	25.22
CMS Energy	$8.54B	2.61	$1.07B	$3.33	21.35

CMS Energy has a net margin of 11.64% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.86%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 10.76% beat FirstEnergy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FirstEnergy	6.86%	10.51%	2.62%
CMS Energy	11.64%	10.76%	2.62%

FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. FirstEnergy pays out 98.9% 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 pays out 68.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstEnergy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, FirstEnergy had 3 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for FirstEnergy and 2 mentions for CMS Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.99 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FirstEnergy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CMS Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

CMS Energy beats FirstEnergy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FirstEnergy compare to Dominion Energy?

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

FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FirstEnergy	$15.09B	1.82	$1.02B	$1.88	25.22
Dominion Energy	$16.51B	3.66	$3.00B	$2.87	23.96

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 28 more articles in the media than FirstEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Dominion Energy and 5 mentions for FirstEnergy. FirstEnergy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Dominion Energy's score of 0.89 indicating that FirstEnergy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FirstEnergy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dominion Energy	20 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

FirstEnergy presently has a consensus target price of $52.83, suggesting a potential upside of 11.42%. Dominion Energy has a consensus target price of $68.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.11%. Given FirstEnergy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than Dominion Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FirstEnergy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Dominion Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.86 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 3.9%. FirstEnergy pays out 98.9% 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 93.0% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. FirstEnergy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Dominion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of FirstEnergy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Dominion Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dominion Energy has a net margin of 13.98% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.86%. FirstEnergy's return on equity of 10.51% beat Dominion Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FirstEnergy	6.86%	10.51%	2.62%
Dominion Energy	13.98%	9.62%	2.64%

Summary

FirstEnergy beats Dominion Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	FirstEnergy	Electric Utilities Industry	Utilities Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$27.43B	$28.99B	$16.18B	$24.34B
Dividend Yield	3.92%	4.13%	4.01%	3.69%
P/E Ratio	25.22	16.35	25.42	30.78
Price / Sales	1.82	571.70	382.64	21.26
Price / Cash	9.06	28.14	18.83	20.48
Price / Book	1.97	1.73	2.26	4.95
Net Income	$1.02B	$1.60B	$701.59M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-0.17%	0.11%	0.19%	0.55%
1 Month Performance	-3.42%	-1.22%	-1.04%	2.70%
1 Year Performance	9.11%	14.41%	10.14%	19.14%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FE FirstEnergy	4.408 of 5 stars	$47.42 +1.2%	$52.83 +11.4%	+9.1%	$27.43B	$15.09B	25.22	11,186
AEP American Electric Power	4.5943 of 5 stars	$122.84 -2.3%	$140.71 +14.6%	+12.2%	$68.45B	$21.88B	21.07	17,581	Positive News
LNT Alliant Energy	4.1993 of 5 stars	$68.21 -1.7%	$76.82 +12.6%	+9.3%	$17.99B	$4.36B	21.59	2,948
AEE Ameren	4.8185 of 5 stars	$106.89 -1.8%	$122.08 +14.2%	+9.1%	$30.13B	$8.80B	18.82	8,913	Positive News
CMS CMS Energy	4.7337 of 5 stars	$68.99 -2.9%	$81.67 +18.4%	-1.6%	$22.27B	$8.54B	20.72	8,350	Positive News

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FirstEnergy (FE) Competitors

FE vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, CMS, and D

How does FirstEnergy compare to American Electric Power?

Does the media favor AEP or FE?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AEP or FE?

Is AEP or FE more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, AEP or FE?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AEP or FE?

Is AEP or FE a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate AEP or FE?

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How does FirstEnergy compare to Alliant Energy?

Is FE or LNT more profitable?

Do analysts recommend FE or LNT?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FE or LNT?

Which has more volatility & risk, FE or LNT?

Does the media favor FE or LNT?

Is FE or LNT a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FE or LNT?

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How does FirstEnergy compare to Ameren?

Is AEE or FE a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, AEE or FE?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AEE or FE?

Does the media refer more to AEE or FE?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AEE or FE?

Do analysts recommend AEE or FE?

Is AEE or FE more profitable?

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How does FirstEnergy compare to CMS Energy?

Do analysts recommend FE or CMS?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FE or CMS?

Is FE or CMS more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, FE or CMS?

Is FE or CMS a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FE or CMS?

Does the media prefer FE or CMS?

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How does FirstEnergy compare to Dominion Energy?

Which has more volatility and risk, FE or D?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FE or D?

Does the media favor FE or D?

Do analysts recommend FE or D?

Is FE or D a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FE or D?

Is FE or D more profitable?

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