FirstEnergy FY2025 EPS Forecast Lifted by Zacks Research

FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for FirstEnergy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $2.56 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.52. The consensus estimate for FirstEnergy’s current full-year earnings is $2.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FirstEnergy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

FE has been the topic of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of FirstEnergy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays raised FirstEnergy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $43.00 to $49.00 in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Mizuho increased their price objective on FirstEnergy from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of FirstEnergy from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of FirstEnergy from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $49.08.

FirstEnergy Price Performance

Shares of FirstEnergy stock opened at $45.70 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $26.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.53. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.10. FirstEnergy has a twelve month low of $37.58 and a twelve month high of $48.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.75.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The utilities provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.07. FirstEnergy had a net margin of 9.19% and a return on equity of 11.15%. The firm had revenue of $4.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.85 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. FirstEnergy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.500-2.560 EPS.

FirstEnergy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 7th will be issued a $0.445 dividend. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 7th. FirstEnergy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 77.73%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. NorthRock Partners LLC increased its stake in FirstEnergy by 41.0% in the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 8,728 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $400,000 after purchasing an additional 2,538 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank grew its holdings in shares of FirstEnergy by 82.9% in the 3rd quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 362,526 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $16,611,000 after buying an additional 164,319 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its position in shares of FirstEnergy by 134.1% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 2,493 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $114,000 after buying an additional 1,428 shares in the last quarter. Broadleaf Partners LLC increased its position in shares of FirstEnergy by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Broadleaf Partners LLC now owns 7,950 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $364,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Glenmede Investment Management LP raised its stake in FirstEnergy by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP now owns 5,948 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $273,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.