The stock of Firstenergy Corp (FE) has gone down by -2.31% for the week, with a -4.55% drop in the past month and a 4.71% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.55%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.16% for FE. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.29% for FE’s stock, with a -0.89% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Firstenergy Corp (NYSE: FE) Right Now?
Firstenergy Corp (NYSE: FE) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 21.88x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.38. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FE is 575.43M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.00% of that float. On June 03, 2025, the average trading volume of FE was 5.38M shares.
FE) stock’s latest price update
Firstenergy Corp (NYSE: FE) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.89 compared to its previous closing price of 41.50. However, the company has seen a fall of -2.31% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-02 that Mon Power and Potomac Edison complete 36-acre solar project in Marlowe FAIRMONT, W.Va., June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), have completed their third utility-scale solar site in West Virginia to help meet the state’s electricity needs.
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 -0.65% 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 -8.54% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FE starting from Lisowski Jason, who sale 12,000 shares at the price of $41.97 back on May 22 ’25. After this action, Lisowski Jason now owns 183 shares of Firstenergy Corp, valued at $503,652 using the latest closing price.
Lisowski Jason, the Officer of Firstenergy Corp, proposed sale 12,000 shares at $41.97 during a trade that took place back on May 22 ’25, which means that Lisowski Jason is holding shares at $503,652 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for Firstenergy Corp stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 8.69, with 2.09 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 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.97. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.1 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.39for 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 0.42.
Conclusion
To sum up, Firstenergy Corp (FE) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
