Q1 EPS Estimates for FirstEnergy Increased by Zacks Research

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for FirstEnergy in a report issued on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $0.68 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.67. The consensus estimate for FirstEnergy’s current full-year earnings is $2.68 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FirstEnergy’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on FE. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of FirstEnergy from $52.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on FirstEnergy from $45.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of FirstEnergy from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. KeyCorp dropped their price target on FirstEnergy from $48.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn lowered FirstEnergy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. One equities research 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, FirstEnergy has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.27.

FirstEnergy Stock Up 1.3 %

FirstEnergy stock opened at $39.81 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.94 billion, a PE ratio of 25.68, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. FirstEnergy has a 12-month low of $35.41 and a 12-month high of $44.97. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $40.80 and its 200 day moving average is $41.70.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) last announced 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). The firm had revenue of $3.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.96 billion. FirstEnergy had a net margin of 6.64% and a return on equity of 11.38%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.88 earnings per share.

FirstEnergy Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 $0.425 dividend. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. FirstEnergy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 109.68%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. First Hawaiian Bank increased its holdings in shares of FirstEnergy by 25.4% in the 4th quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 20,784 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $827,000 after acquiring an additional 4,212 shares during the period. Farmers Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of FirstEnergy by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Farmers Trust Co. now owns 6,498 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $258,000 after acquiring an additional 351 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 3,548 shares during the last quarter. Pensionfund Sabic boosted its position in FirstEnergy by 29.1% during the 4th quarter. Pensionfund Sabic now owns 35,500 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,412,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares during the period. Finally, Everence Capital Management Inc. grew its position in FirstEnergy by 50.7% in the fourth quarter. Everence Capital Management Inc. now owns 14,360 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $571,000 after acquiring an additional 4,830 shares in the last quarter. 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.