Zacks Research Has Weak Outlook for FirstEnergy Q3 Earnings

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FEFree Report) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for FirstEnergy in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.87. The consensus estimate for FirstEnergy’s current full-year earnings is $2.68 per share.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FEGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $3.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.96 billion. FirstEnergy had a return on equity of 11.38% and a net margin of 6.64%. FirstEnergy’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.88 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of FirstEnergy in a research note on Monday, October 14th. They set a “hold” rating and a $46.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of FirstEnergy from $45.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Barclays upped their price target on FirstEnergy from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. Argus upgraded FirstEnergy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their target price on FirstEnergy from $48.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.27.

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FirstEnergy Stock Up 1.3 %

FirstEnergy stock opened at $39.81 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 0.56 and a quick ratio of 0.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.94 billion, a PE ratio of 25.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.52. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $40.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.70. FirstEnergy has a 12 month low of $35.41 and a 12 month high of $44.97.

Institutional Trading of FirstEnergy

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. First Hawaiian Bank increased its stake in FirstEnergy by 25.4% during the fourth quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 20,784 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $827,000 after purchasing an additional 4,212 shares during the last quarter. Farmers Trust Co. lifted its stake in shares of FirstEnergy by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Farmers Trust Co. now owns 6,498 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $258,000 after acquiring an additional 351 shares during the period. Fulton Bank N.A. boosted its holdings in shares of FirstEnergy by 33.3% in the fourth quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 14,206 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $565,000 after acquiring an additional 3,548 shares in the last quarter. Pensionfund Sabic increased its stake in shares of FirstEnergy by 29.1% during the fourth quarter. Pensionfund Sabic now owns 35,500 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,412,000 after acquiring an additional 8,000 shares during the period. Finally, Everence Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in FirstEnergy by 50.7% during the fourth quarter. Everence Capital Management Inc. now owns 14,360 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $571,000 after purchasing an additional 4,830 shares in the last quarter. 89.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

FirstEnergy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a dividend of $0.425 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.27%. FirstEnergy’s payout ratio is currently 109.68%.

FirstEnergy Company Profile

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FirstEnergy Corp., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in the United States. It operates through Regulated Distribution and Regulated Transmission segments. The company owns and operates coal-fired, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, and solar power generating facilities.

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