Q3 EPS Estimates for FirstEnergy Reduced by Zacks Research

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of FirstEnergy in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $0.92 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.93. The consensus estimate for FirstEnergy’s current full-year earnings is $2.69 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FirstEnergy’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS.

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

Several other analysts have also issued reports on FE. Bank of America upped their target price on FirstEnergy from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on FirstEnergy from $45.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Argus raised shares of 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. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on FirstEnergy from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of FirstEnergy from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, FirstEnergy presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $45.91.

FirstEnergy Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE:FE opened at $41.80 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.09 billion, a PE ratio of 26.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.56. FirstEnergy has a 52-week low of $35.41 and a 52-week high of $44.97. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $42.87 and a 200 day moving average of $41.42.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Balanced Wealth Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of FirstEnergy by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Balanced Wealth Group LLC now owns 26,741 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,186,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC raised its position in FirstEnergy by 36.0% in the second quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 929 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares during the period. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC grew its position in shares of FirstEnergy by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC now owns 5,869 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $226,000 after acquiring an additional 249 shares during the period. Metis Global Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of FirstEnergy by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 16,916 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $750,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its holdings in FirstEnergy by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 44,441 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,701,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.41% of the company’s stock.

FirstEnergy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.425 per share. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. FirstEnergy’s payout ratio is currently 109.68%.

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.