How to buy FirstEnergy stock

FirstEnergy Corp is an utilities-diversified business based in the US. FirstEnergy shares (FE) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. FirstEnergy employs 12,153 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

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FirstEnergy shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2021-04-29.

52-week range	$25.85 - $42.41
50-day moving average	$35.24
200-day moving average	$31.95
Wall St. target price	$38.57
PE ratio	15.2472
Dividend yield	$1.56 (4.17%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$2.47

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Is FirstEnergy under- or over-valued?

Valuing FirstEnergy stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of FirstEnergy's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

FirstEnergy's P/E ratio

FirstEnergy's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, FirstEnergy shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

FirstEnergy's PEG ratio

FirstEnergy's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 4.0133. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into FirstEnergy's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

FirstEnergy's EBITDA

FirstEnergy's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $3.7 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a FirstEnergy's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

FirstEnergy financials

Revenue TTM	$10.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	22.35%
Gross profit TTM	$7.8 billion
Return on assets TTM	3.44%
Return on equity TTM	18.54%
Profit margin	12.61%
Book value	$13.53
Market capitalisation	$20.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting FirstEnergy shares

There are currently 23.0 million FirstEnergy shares held short by investors – that's known as FirstEnergy's "short interest". This figure is 11.6% up from 20.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting FirstEnergy shares can be evaluated.

FirstEnergy's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

FirstEnergy's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of FirstEnergy shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of FirstEnergy shares traded daily (recently around 3.9 million). FirstEnergy's SIR currently stands at 5.85. In other words for every 100,000 FirstEnergy shares traded daily on the market, roughly 5850 shares are currently held short.

However FirstEnergy's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of FirstEnergy shares, or, against the total number of tradable FirstEnergy shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case FirstEnergy's short interest could be expressed as 0.04% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 FirstEnergy shares in existence, roughly 40 shares are currently held short) or 0.0479% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable FirstEnergy shares, roughly 48 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against FirstEnergy.

Find out more about how you can short FirstEnergy stock.

FirstEnergy's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like FirstEnergy.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

FirstEnergy's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 41.25

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and FirstEnergy's overall score of 41.25 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 86th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like FirstEnergy is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

FirstEnergy's environmental score

Environmental score: 19.37/100

FirstEnergy's environmental score of 19.37 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that FirstEnergy is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

FirstEnergy's social score

Social score: 16.32/100

FirstEnergy's social score of 16.32 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that FirstEnergy is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

FirstEnergy's governance score

Governance score: 10.56/100

FirstEnergy's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that FirstEnergy is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

FirstEnergy's controversy score

Controversy score: 3/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. FirstEnergy scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that FirstEnergy hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

FirstEnergy Corp was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	41.25
Total ESG percentile	85.94
Environmental score	19.37
Environmental score percentile	5
Social score	16.32
Social score percentile	5
Governance score	10.56
Governance score percentile	5
Level of controversy	3

FirstEnergy share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 50.65% of net profits

Recently FirstEnergy has paid out, on average, around 50.65% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.17% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), FirstEnergy shareholders could enjoy a 4.17% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In FirstEnergy's case, that would currently equate to about $1.56 per share.

FirstEnergy's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

FirstEnergy's most recent dividend payout was on 31 May 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 5 May 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have FirstEnergy's shares ever split?

FirstEnergy's shares were split on a 1:3 basis on 3 April 2003. So if you had owned 3 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your FirstEnergy shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 200% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for FirstEnergy shares which in turn could have impacted FirstEnergy's share price.

FirstEnergy share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, FirstEnergy's shares have ranged in value from as little as $25.8501 up to $42.4052. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while FirstEnergy's is 0.2068. This would suggest that FirstEnergy's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

FirstEnergy overview

FirstEnergy Corp. , through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Distribution and Regulated Transmission segments. It operates 24,035 circuit miles of overhead and underground transmission lines; and electric distribution systems, including 272,531 miles of overhead pole line and underground conduit carrying primary, secondary, and street lighting circuits, as well as owns substations with a total installed transformer capacity of approximately 155,920,348 kilovolt-amperes. The company serves approximately 6 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. FirstEnergy Corp. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of FirstEnergy is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.196% of FirstEnergy shares are held by insiders and 81.21% by institutions.

• How many people work for FirstEnergy?

  Latest data suggests 12,153 work at FirstEnergy.

• When does the fiscal year end for FirstEnergy?

  FirstEnergy's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is FirstEnergy based?

  FirstEnergy's address is: 76 South Main Street, Akron, OH, United States, 44308

• What is FirstEnergy's ISIN number?

  FirstEnergy's international securities identification number is: US3379321074

• What is FirstEnergy's CUSIP number?

  FirstEnergy's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 337932107