NYSE: FE

FirstEnergy (FE) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$47.18−0.01 (0.0%)

Gekko Brief

Nov 3 close

FirstEnergy closed at $47.19 on 3 November 2026, -0.9% on the day. The price sits between the 50-day ($45.47) and 200-day ($47.51) moving averages, inside a 52-week range of $42.67 to $52.34. The GekkoIndex reads 47.4, in the Neutral zone, down 4.6 points over five sessions. Gekko Fair Value is $47.53, so the price is 0.7% below it.

The next earnings report is due on 16 February 2027, 103 days away. Over the last 8 reports the company beat the earnings estimate 5 times, with an average move of 1.5% across the report. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point averaged +1.4% over the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

12 firms rate the stock: 8 buy, 4 hold and 0 sell, with a consensus target of $50.64. A typical daily move is about 1.6%, and a typical 20-day move about 3.5%. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 item reads supportive and 0 read as a headwind.

A plain summary of the figures as of the Nov 3, 2026 close.

FirstEnergy price vs fair value

$47.54$47.18Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $47.18200-day averageGekko Fair Value $47.54

FirstEnergy quick facts

Market cap
$27.31B
P/E ratio
23
Forward P/E
15.9
EPS, TTM
$2.07
Revenue, TTM
$16.05B
Profit margin
7.5%
Dividend yield
3.88%
Beta
0.37
Volume
7.51M avg 4.73M
1-year return
+2.5%
Typical daily move
±1.7%
Typical 20-day move
±3.5%
50-day average
$45.48
200-day average
$47.51
Next earnings
Feb 16
Shares outstanding
578.9M
52-week range
$42.67$52.34

FirstEnergy swing-trade checklist

FirstEnergy scores 1 supportive, 4 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

1 supportive4 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $47.18 sits between the 50-day ($45.48) and 200-day ($47.51) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    47.5, Neutral

    Reading 47.5 is in the Neutral zone.

    See the GekkoIndex
  • Fair valuemixed

    0.8% below

    Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (0.8% below).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

    See smart money
  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 103 days

    Next report Feb 16, 2027, 103 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitymixed

    +1.5% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.5% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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FirstEnergy stock chart and price history

FirstEnergy closed at $47.18 on Nov 4, 2026, +2.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $42.67 to $52.34.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
FirstEnergy share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$42$44$46$48$50$52DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct47.18

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+6.6%
3 months
−0.4%
6 months
+3.6%
1 year
+2.5%
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About FirstEnergy

FirstEnergy operates as a power utility whose subsidiaries handle everything from producing electricity to delivering it into homes and businesses throughout parts of the United States. The company draws on several fuel types, including coal, nuclear, hydro, natural gas, wind, and solar, to keep its generation mix varied. It has become known for the sheer reach of its wires, with a network of transmission lines and an even larger web of local distribution lines carrying power to customers.

Its business splits into two regulated functions: one covers the distribution of electricity to end users, and the other covers the transmission lines that move power across longer distances. Through this structure, FirstEnergy reaches around six million customers spread across Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York.

The company traces its founding to 1996 and keeps its headquarters in Akron, Ohio. Its stock is listed on the NYSE under the ticker FE.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric utilities
Website
firstenergycorp.com

FirstEnergy GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

FirstEnergy’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 47.5, in the Neutral zone, down 3.8 points over five sessions.

010047.5Neutral

Down 3.8 points over five sessions.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying420.0%+0.5%+1.6%+4.2%
Accumulation197+0.3%+0.2%+0.9%+4.4%
Neutral (current zone)422+0.2%+0.5%+0.6%+0.6%
Distribution35−0.2%−0.2%+0.4%+0.4%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average FE share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →

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Is FirstEnergy stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

FirstEnergy trades 0.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $47.54, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what FirstEnergy shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$47.54

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

0.8% below fair value · About fair value

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 10.6% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$48$47Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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FirstEnergy insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for FirstEnergy, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for FE in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in FE were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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FirstEnergy earnings: next date and track record

FirstEnergy reports on Feb 16, 2027 (103 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±1.5%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−3.5%Oct ’24−1.0%Apr ’25+2.2%Jul ’25−1.2%Oct ’25−2.3%Feb ’26−1.0%Apr ’26−0.4%Jul ’26+0.5%Oct ’26

Last earnings call, Oct 27, 2026 AI summary

What they said
FirstEnergy delivered a strong Q3 2026, reaffirming Core EPS guidance of $2.62-$2.82 with expectations to meet or slightly exceed the midpoint. Data center contracted and pipelined demand rose ~60% since year-end, with West Virginia pipeline demand up ~6x to nearly 6 GW. The company plans a Maidsville gas generation facility and issued an RFP for 3 GW of additional combined-cycle turbines. Transmission investment plan expected to increase at least 25% above the current $19 billion plan.
Guidance
FE reaffirmed 2026 Core EPS guidance of $2.62-$2.82, expecting results at or slightly above the midpoint. Management targets core earnings growth near the top end of the 6%-8% range through 2030, supported by expanding data center demand and a growing transmission investment plan.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Oct 27, 2026$0.98
est $0.90
+8.9%$4.60B
est $4.24B
+8.4%+0.5%
Jul 28, 2026$0.50
est $0.49
+2.0%$3.70B
est $3.51B
+5.4%−0.4%
Apr 28, 2026$0.72
est $0.72
+0.6%$4.20B
est $3.80B
+10.5%−1.0%
Feb 17, 2026$0.52
est $0.56
−6.4%$3.80B
est $3.07B
+23.9%−2.3%
Oct 22, 2025$0.83
est $0.74
+12.0%$4.15B
est $3.89B
+6.7%−1.2%
Jul 30, 2025$0.52
est $0.54
−3.5%$3.38B
est $3.34B
+1.3%+2.2%
Apr 23, 2025$0.67
est $0.61
+10.6%$3.77B
est $3.52B
+6.8%−1.0%
Oct 29, 2024$0.85
est $0.90
−5.6%$3.73B
est $4.00B
−6.9%−3.5%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

FirstEnergy stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for FirstEnergy is $50.64, +7.3% from the last close, from 12 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$50.64consensus 12-month target, +7.3% from the last close
Low $47High $55
Buy8
Hold4
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 12 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Oct 30BMO CapitalBuy, reiterated$50+6.0%
Oct 30Goldman SachsBuy, maintained$55+16.6%
Oct 29ScotiabankBuy, maintained$53+12.3%
Oct 29Wells FargoBuy, reiterated$55+16.6%
Oct 28BarclaysBuy, maintained$49+3.9%
+0.6%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+1.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

FirstEnergy seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, FirstEnergy averaged +1.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−0.2%2021+9.1%2022+3.0%2023−0.4%2024−2.0%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−0.6%4 of 5
Next 10 trading days+0.6%4 of 5
Next 15 trading days+1.3%4 of 5
Next 20 trading days+1.5%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days+0.7%2 of 5

For scale, FE’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.5%.

FirstEnergy market cap and key statistics

FirstEnergy’s market cap is $27.31B, with a P/E ratio of 23 and revenue of $16.05B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$27.31B
P/E ratio
23
Forward P/E
15.9
EPS, TTM
$2.07
Gekko Fair Value
$47.54

Trading

Volume
7.51M
Avg volume, 20 days
4.73M
52-week high
$52.34
52-week low
$42.67
Shares outstanding
578.9M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$16.05B
Profit margin
7.5%
Return on equity
10%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+26.3%

Risk and income

Beta
0.37
Typical daily move
±1.7%
Typical 20-day move
±3.5%
Dividend yield
3.88%

FirstEnergy peers

FirstEnergy’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
NEENextEra Energy+1.1%Distribution15.3% below
SOSouthern+0.9%Neutral21.9% above
DUKDuke Energy+1.7%Neutral24.2% above
CEGConstellation Energy−1.2%Accumulation1.1% below
AEPAmerican Electric Power+0.9%Neutral9.3% above
DDominion Energy+0.7%Distribution5.3% above

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FirstEnergy stock FAQ

What is FirstEnergy’s market cap?

FirstEnergy’s market cap is $27.31B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $47.18, with 578.9M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 23.

What is the FirstEnergy stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for FirstEnergy is $50.64, +7.3% from the last close. Of the 12 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 8 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is FirstEnergy stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate FirstEnergy is about fair value: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $47.18 is 0.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $47.54. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does FirstEnergy report earnings next?

FirstEnergy is expected to report on Feb 16, 2027 (103 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.62 per share on revenue of $3.83B. FirstEnergy beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 1.5% on average across the report.

What is FirstEnergy’s 52-week high and low?

FirstEnergy’s 52-week high is $52.34 and its 52-week low is $42.67; it closed at $47.18 on Nov 4, 2026, +2.5% over the past year.

Is FirstEnergy stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (earnings risk), 4 as mixed (trend, gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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