Zacks Research Has Negative View of FirstEnergy Q4 Earnings

FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FirstEnergy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.52 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.54. 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 $0.52 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of FirstEnergy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of FirstEnergy from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of FirstEnergy in a report on Monday, December 29th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on FirstEnergy from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on FirstEnergy in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $53.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, FirstEnergy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $48.75.

FirstEnergy Stock Performance

Shares of FE opened at $46.54 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.32, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.75. FirstEnergy has a 1 year low of $37.58 and a 1 year high of $48.20. The company’s fifty day moving average is $45.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $44.33.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.07. FirstEnergy had a return on equity of 11.15% and a net margin of 9.19%.The business had revenue of $4.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FirstEnergy

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FE. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC purchased a new position in FirstEnergy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $488,000. Spirit of America Management Corp NY boosted its position in FirstEnergy by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. Spirit of America Management Corp NY now owns 33,800 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,513,000 after purchasing an additional 2,700 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in FirstEnergy by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 9,277,257 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $419,889,000 after purchasing an additional 205,618 shares during the last quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of FirstEnergy by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 13,047 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $584,000 after buying an additional 412 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lantz Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of FirstEnergy by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Lantz Financial LLC now owns 7,385 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $331,000 after buying an additional 467 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.41% of the company’s stock.

FirstEnergy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th will be issued a $0.445 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 6th. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. FirstEnergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 77.73%.

FirstEnergy Company Profile

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is a U.S.-based electric utility holding company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. The company’s primary business is the delivery of electricity through its regulated transmission and distribution utilities, serving residential, commercial and industrial customers across parts of the Midwest and Mid‑Atlantic. FirstEnergy’s service territory includes states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and West Virginia, and it operates primarily within the PJM regional transmission organization.

FirstEnergy’s core activities center on owning and operating electric distribution networks and transmission systems, maintaining and upgrading grid infrastructure, managing storm response and restoration, and offering customer programs that include energy efficiency and reliability services.