FirstEnergy's West Virginia Utility Attracting Increasing Investment
FirstEnergy's regulated utilities are focused on accelerating investments that should result in solid earnings growth.
FirstEnergy Corp FE
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
FirstEnergy's narrow-moat businesses support earnings growth and $36 billion of planned investment.
Bears
Relationships with Ohio regulators may take years to mend and could pressure returns in that jurisdiction.
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FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company Announces Launch of Exchange Offer for its 4.150% Senior Notes Due 2028 and 4.550% Senior Notes Due 2031
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Potomac Edison Proposes Rate Adjustment to Support Electric System Reliability
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Jon Dormo Joins FirstEnergy to Advance New Power Generation Development
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FirstEnergy Foundation Grants Expected to Help Provide 3.6 Million Meals Across Pennsylvania
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FirstEnergy Foundation Grants Expected to Help Provide 3.6 Million Meals Across Ohio
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FirstEnergy Foundation Grants Expected to Help Provide 3.8 Million Meals Across New Jersey
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $43.39
- Day Range
- $43.33–43.95
- 52-Week Range
- $42.67–52.34
- Bid/Ask
- $43.02 / $43.71
- Shares Outstanding
- 578.64M
- Market Cap
- $25.08B
- Volume/Avg
- 6M / 4M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 17.01
- Price/Sales
- 1.59
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 4.19%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 4.29%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
- Total Yield
- 4.19%
Company Profile
FirstEnergy is an investor-owned holding company with operations across five mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. FirstEnergy also owns and operates one of the nation's largest electric transmission systems.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 11,186
- Website
- https://www.firstenergycorp.com
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Valuation
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Metric
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FE
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AEP
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DUK
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 17.01 | 19.98 | 17.05 |
Price/Book Value | 1.94 | 2.03 | 1.65 |
Price/Sales | 1.59 | 2.86 | 2.66 |
Price/Cash Flow | 8.10 | 8.91 | 6.67 |
Price/Earnings
FE
AEP
DUK
Financial Strength
|
Metric
|
FE
|
AEP
|
DUK
|
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.26 |
Current Ratio | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.66 |
Interest Coverage | 2.54 | 2.61 | 2.63 |
Quick Ratio
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AEP
DUK
Profitability
|
Metric
|
FE
|
AEP
|
DUK
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 3.32% | 2.92% | 2.27% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 14.66% | 10.77% | 8.59% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 6.63% | 6.47% | 5.30% |
Return on Assets
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AEP
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