Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for FirstEnergy

FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for FirstEnergy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.73 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.85. The consensus estimate for FirstEnergy’s current full-year earnings is $2.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FirstEnergy’s FY2025 earnings at $2.52 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.90 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on FE. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of FirstEnergy in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on FirstEnergy from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on FirstEnergy from $41.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. UBS Group set a $44.00 price target on FirstEnergy and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on FirstEnergy from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.08.

FirstEnergy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:FE opened at $43.7450 on Friday. FirstEnergy has a 1 year low of $37.58 and a 1 year high of $44.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.26 billion, a PE ratio of 19.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 0.61 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $41.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.04.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $3.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.45 billion. FirstEnergy had a return on equity of 11.31% and a net margin of 9.31%.During the same period last year, the business posted $0.56 earnings per share. FirstEnergy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS.

FirstEnergy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 7th will be given a dividend of $0.445 per share. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 7th. FirstEnergy’s dividend payout ratio is 78.76%.

Institutional Trading of FirstEnergy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FE. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in FirstEnergy during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group bought a new position in shares of FirstEnergy in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in FirstEnergy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in FirstEnergy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC grew its holdings in FirstEnergy by 186.4% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 676 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 440 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.41% of the company’s stock.

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.