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Is FE a good stock to buy?

FirstEnergy Corp. · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026

FirstEnergy
FE · $27.21B
$47.00+1.1%
Nov 13, 2026 · close
$44$46SepOctNov9:3016:003 months +0.4%Nov 13 · close
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  • PT$51.67 +9.9%
  • ConsensusBuy · 19
  • MAs4 of 4
  • MA20×50Golden 10d ago
  • MACD0.00
Neutral
  • Earnings in95d
  • P/E22.6x
  • RSI65
  • Support-0.6%
  • Resistance+4.1%
  • Off 52w high-10.2%
  • Volume0.5x
  • Bollingerupper half
  • News0.00
  • P/E vs own-8.8%
  • Sector→ +0.0%
  • 52w range$43–$52
  • ATR+1.5%
  • Off ATH-44.0%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
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  • P/E vs sector+11.1%
  • FCF yield-7.9%
  • Trendbearish

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Is FirstEnergy a good stock to buy?

FirstEnergy is strong on 1 of the 5 questions about the business; weak on economics and fragility. The price is about usual: 22.6 times its earnings, near its 3-year median of 22.4 (Nov 13, 2026). pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.

  1. Demand steady
  2. Advantage hard to copy
  3. Economics profits falling
  4. Execution mixed
  5. Fragility fragile
  6. Price about usual
DemandDo people want more of what it sells?steady

FE sales growth revenue growth

+7%a year, for the last 3 years

FirstEnergy's sales grew 7% a year for 3 years, to $15.09B in fiscal 2025.

FE competitors

pretickt analysis+12%its sales in 12 months, on a year before

FirstEnergy's sales grew 12% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than DTE Energy (+11%), CenterPoint Energy (+8%), PPL (+8%) and Eversource Energy (+5%).

Advantage moatIs it hard to copy?hard to copy

FE margin on each sale gross margin

55%left after making the product

FirstEnergy kept 55% of each sale after making the product in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; its competitors' median is 34%.

EconomicsDoes it make good money?profits falling

FE cash generated free cash flow

-$2.16Bcash left after investing, last 12 months

FirstEnergy burned $2.16B of cash in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, after its investments.

FE profit per share

+3%in its last fiscal year

FirstEnergy's earnings per share grew 3% in fiscal 2025, to $1.76.

ExecutionDoes it deliver what it promises?mixed

FE earnings vs estimates

5 of 8quarters above the analysts' estimate

FirstEnergy beat the analysts' profit estimate in 5 of its last 8 quarters, the latest on Oct 27, 2026.

FE insider selling

-$1.99Msold, net, by its executives in 12 months

FirstEnergy's executives and directors sold a net $1.99M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.

FE number of employees

-9%fewer people in a year

FirstEnergy had 11,186 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 9% fewer than a year before.

FE CEO pay

$13.45Mfor fiscal 2025, 70% of it in stock and options

FirstEnergy paid its CEO $13.45M for fiscal 2025, 70% of it in stock and options.

Fragility risksCould something break it?fragile

FE financial health Altman Z-score

0.7Altman Z-score, safe above 3

FirstEnergy's Altman Z-score is 0.7 (Nov 13, 2026), below 1.8, the distress zone.

FE shareholders institutional ownership

pretickt analysis
  • Capital Group13.5% ▲
  • Vanguard11.0% ▲
  • BlackRock8.6% ▲
965institutions hold it; the largest added shares

965 institutions hold 90% of FirstEnergy's shares (Jun 30, 2026); Capital Group, Vanguard and BlackRock added shares that quarter.

FE in past recessions

pretickt analysis-5%its sales in the worst one

FirstEnergy's sales fell in each of the last 2 US recessions, by as much as 5% in fiscal 2009.

Price valuationIs the price reasonable?about usual

FE price vs profit P/E ratio

22.6×a year's earnings

FirstEnergy's P/E ratio is 22.6 (Nov 13, 2026), near its 3-year median of 22.4.

FE price vs competitors

pretickt analysis22.6×a year's earnings, against its competitors

Investors pay 22.6 times FirstEnergy's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for PPL (20.4) and Eversource Energy (18.9), less than for DTE Energy (32.0) and CenterPoint Energy (23.5).

FE analysts' target price target

+10%to their average target

Analysts' average price target for FirstEnergy is $51.67, 10% above the Nov 13, 2026 close of $47.00.

What is FirstEnergy's P/E ratio?

FirstEnergy's P/E ratio is 22.6 (Nov 13, 2026), near its 3-year median of 22.4. Investors pay 22.6 times FirstEnergy's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for PPL (20.4) and Eversource Energy (18.9), less than for DTE Energy (32.0) and CenterPoint Energy (23.5).

Who are FirstEnergy's biggest competitors?

pretickt compares FirstEnergy with CenterPoint Energy, Eversource Energy, PPL and DTE Energy. FirstEnergy's sales grew 12% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than DTE Energy (+11%), CenterPoint Energy (+8%), PPL (+8%) and Eversource Energy (+5%).

Are insiders selling FirstEnergy stock?

FirstEnergy's executives and directors sold a net $1.99M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.

Who owns FirstEnergy stock?

965 institutions hold 90% of FirstEnergy's shares (Jun 30, 2026); Capital Group, Vanguard and BlackRock added shares that quarter.

How many employees does FirstEnergy have?

FirstEnergy had 11,186 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 9% fewer than a year before.

From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.