Firstenergy Corp (NYSE: FE)’s stock price has increased by 0.90 compared to its previous closing price of 42.34. However, the company has seen a 2.20% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-24 that FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Karen Sagot – VP, IR Brian Tierney – President CEO and Chairman Jon Taylor – SVP Strategy and CFO Conference Call Participants Michael Lonegan – Evercore ISI Nick Campanella – Barclays Jeremy Tonet – JPMorgan David Arcaro – Morgan Stanley Carly Davenport – Goldman Sachs Bill Appicelli – UBS Andrew Weisel – Scotiabank Anthony Crowdell – Mizuho Securities Operator Hello, and welcome to FirstEnergy Corp. First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
Is It Worth Investing in Firstenergy Corp (NYSE: FE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Firstenergy Corp (NYSE: FE) is above average at 22.76x. The 36-month beta value for FE is also noteworthy at 0.40. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for FE is 576.16M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.22% of that float. The average trading volume of FE on April 29, 2025 was 6.06M shares.
FE’s Market Performance
FE’s stock has seen a 2.20% increase for the week, with a 8.29% rise in the past month and a 4.50% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.07%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.52% for Firstenergy Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.41% for FE stock, with a simple moving average of 3.35% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FE stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for FE by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for FE in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $45 based on the research report published on April 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Scotiabank gave a rating of “Sector Outperform” to FE, setting the target price at $50 in the report published on December 12th of the previous year.
FE Trading at 6.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.00% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.07%, as shares surge +6.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.11% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FE rose by +2.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +9.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $40.92. In addition, Firstenergy Corp saw 7.39% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FE starting from Walker Christine, who proposed sale 6,000 shares at the price of $44.10 back on Sep 12 ’24. After this action, Walker Christine now owns shares of Firstenergy Corp, valued at $264,601 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Firstenergy Corp stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 8.54, with 1.94 for asset returns.
Based on Firstenergy Corp (FE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.66 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.93. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.35.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.1 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.61. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.35for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.26. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.56.
Conclusion
In summary, Firstenergy Corp (FE) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
