Q4 EPS Estimates for FirstEnergy Lowered by Zacks Research

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) – Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of FirstEnergy in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.80 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.82. The consensus estimate for FirstEnergy’s current full-year earnings is $2.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FirstEnergy’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The utilities provider reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by ($0.03). FirstEnergy had a net margin of 6.64% and a return on equity of 11.38%. The business had revenue of $3.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.53 billion.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank lowered their price target on shares of FirstEnergy from $50.00 to $44.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of FirstEnergy from $52.00 to $48.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Wolfe Research cut shares of FirstEnergy from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Guggenheim lowered their price objective on FirstEnergy from $52.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on FirstEnergy from $48.00 to $41.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $45.00.

FirstEnergy Price Performance

Shares of FE opened at $39.38 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $39.97 and a 200-day moving average of $40.98. 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 company has a market capitalization of $22.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.41. FirstEnergy has a 1 year low of $36.81 and a 1 year high of $44.97.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FirstEnergy

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FE. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of FirstEnergy by 179.8% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,192 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 766 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in FirstEnergy in the 4th quarter valued at $4,253,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. bought a new position in FirstEnergy during the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Ascent Group LLC boosted its holdings in FirstEnergy by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 39,823 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,584,000 after acquiring an additional 958 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of FirstEnergy by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 215,956 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $8,591,000 after acquiring an additional 8,871 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.41% of the company’s stock.

FirstEnergy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 7th will be paid a $0.445 dividend. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.52%. This is a positive change from FirstEnergy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 7th. FirstEnergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 104.71%.

FirstEnergy Company Profile

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.