NYSE:FE - FirstEnergy Stock Price Target and Predictions

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Consensus Rating: Hold
Consensus Price Target: $40.80
Forecasted Upside: 8.60 %
Number of Analysts: 5
Breakdown:
1 Sell Ratings
2 Hold Ratings
2 Buy Ratings
0 Strong Buy Ratings

^$37.57 As of 09/16/2021 03:16 PM ET

▼ -0.23 (-0.61%)

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Analyst Price Target for FE

^$40.80

▲ +8.60% Upside Potential

This price target is based on 5 analysts offering 12 month price targets for FirstEnergy in the last 3 months. The average price target is $40.80, with a high forecast of $48.00 and a low forecast of $37.00. The average price target represents a 8.60% upside from the last price of $37.57.

Current Consensus is Hold

The current consensus among 5 polled investment analysts is to hold stock in FirstEnergy. This rating has held steady since June 2020, when it changed from a Buy consensus rating.

Past Monthly Recommendations

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0 strong buy ratings
4 buy ratings
4 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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3/25/2020

0 strong buy ratings
5 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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6/23/2020

0 strong buy ratings
6 buy ratings
8 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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9/21/2020

0 strong buy ratings
6 buy ratings
8 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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12/20/2020

0 strong buy ratings
6 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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3/20/2021

0 strong buy ratings
4 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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6/18/2021

0 strong buy ratings
3 buy ratings
2 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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8/17/2021

0 strong buy ratings
2 buy ratings
2 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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9/16/2021

Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
8/19/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$46.00 ➝ $48.00	High
7/26/2021	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$38.00 ➝ $40.00	Low
7/26/2021	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$37.00 ➝ $38.00	Low
7/23/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$45.00 ➝ $46.00	Medium
6/29/2021	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Buy	$33.00 ➝ $37.00	Medium
5/25/2021	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Average ➝ Equal Weight	$37.00 ➝ $41.00	Low
5/18/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$44.00 ➝ $45.00	Low
4/20/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$40.00 ➝ $44.00	High
3/15/2021	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy		N/A
3/9/2021	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$37.00	Low
2/25/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$39.00 ➝ $40.00	Medium
2/19/2021	Mizuho	Boost Price Target		$32.00 ➝ $33.00	Low
2/8/2021	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$29.00 ➝ $32.00	Low
1/21/2021	Mizuho	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$30.00 ➝ $29.00	Low
1/20/2021	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$40.00 ➝ $39.00	Medium
1/6/2021	Wells Fargo & Company	Downgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Underweight	$31.00 ➝ $32.00	N/A
12/15/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$43.00 ➝ $40.00	Medium
12/1/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$40.00 ➝ $31.00	Low
11/20/2020	Bank of America	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$30.00	High
11/18/2020	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Positive ➝ Equal Weight	$32.00 ➝ $33.00	Low
11/17/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$42.00 ➝ $43.00	Low
10/20/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$39.00 ➝ $42.00	Low
10/5/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$40.00 ➝ $39.00	Low
9/3/2020	Royal Bank of Canada	Upgrade	Sector Perform ➝ Outperform	$36.00 ➝ $37.00	Low
8/14/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$43.00 ➝ $40.00	Low
8/4/2020	Mizuho	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$45.00 ➝ $28.50	Medium
7/28/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$47.00 ➝ $43.00	Low
7/27/2020	Bank of America	Boost Price Target	Buy	$36.50 ➝ $37.00	Low
7/22/2020	Argus	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold		Medium
7/22/2020	Barclays	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$37.00	High
7/22/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$50.00 ➝ $40.00	High
7/22/2020	Scotiabank	Downgrade	Sector Outperform ➝ Sector Perform	$53.00 ➝ $39.00	High
7/22/2020	Evercore ISI	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ In-Line	$50.00 ➝ $41.00	High
7/22/2020	Guggenheim	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$51.00 ➝ $36.00	High
7/21/2020	KeyCorp	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$54.00 ➝ $48.00	High
7/17/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$46.00 ➝ $47.00	High
6/17/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$45.00 ➝ $46.00	Low
6/5/2020	UBS Group	Boost Price Target	Buy	$48.00 ➝ $52.00	Medium
5/27/2020	Mizuho	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$39.00 ➝ $41.00	Medium
5/20/2020	Seaport Global Securities	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$47.00	Low
5/15/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$50.00 ➝ $45.00	High
5/8/2020	UBS Group	Lower Price Target	Buy	$53.00 ➝ $48.00	Low
4/27/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Price Target		$59.00 ➝ $50.00	Low
4/15/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$41.00 ➝ $50.00	Low
3/26/2020	Barclays	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$54.00 ➝ $42.00	Low
3/23/2020	Morgan Stanley	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$50.00 ➝ $41.00	High
3/16/2020	Argus	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$44.00	High
3/10/2020	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$47.00	High
2/24/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$51.00 ➝ $54.00	Medium
1/17/2020	KeyCorp	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$56.00 ➝ $54.00	Low
1/16/2020	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$49.00 ➝ $50.00	Low
12/16/2019	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$48.00 ➝ $51.00	Medium
11/25/2019	UBS Group	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Buy	$52.00 ➝ $53.00	Low
11/25/2019	Mizuho	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$47.00 ➝ $53.00	Low
11/5/2019	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$50.00 ➝ $49.00	Medium
10/24/2019	Bank of America	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral		Low
10/21/2019	KeyCorp	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$51.00 ➝ $56.00	Low
10/10/2019	Citigroup	Set Price Target	Hold	$49.00	Low
9/20/2019	Mizuho	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$48.00 ➝ $48.50	High
8/13/2019	Mizuho	Lower Price Target	Buy	$48.00 ➝ $46.00	Low
6/5/2019	KeyCorp	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$46.00	Medium
4/5/2019	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Buy	$44.00	Low
3/28/2019	Bank of America	Boost Price Target	Buy	$41.00 ➝ $46.00	Low
3/20/2019	Barclays	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$40.00 ➝ $46.00	Low
2/12/2019	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$41.00 ➝ $43.00	Low
12/20/2018	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Buy	$38.00	Low
11/19/2018	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Hold	$39.00 ➝ $40.00	Low
10/29/2018	Bank of America	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$39.00 ➝ $41.00	Low
10/3/2018	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$34.00 ➝ $37.00	Medium
9/21/2018	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Overweight ➝ Buy	$41.00 ➝ $40.00	Low
9/17/2018	Wells Fargo & Company	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$41.00 ➝ $42.00	Low
9/11/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Buy	$39.00 ➝ $41.00	Low
8/1/2018	Bank of America	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$38.00 ➝ $39.00	Medium
7/24/2018	Howard Weil	Initiated Coverage	Sector Outperform	$39.00	Low
7/16/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Buy	$36.00 ➝ $39.00	Low
7/10/2018	Barclays	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$39.00	Low
6/13/2018	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$38.00 ➝ $36.00	Medium
5/7/2018	Mizuho	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy		Low
4/30/2018	Wells Fargo & Company	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$27.93 ➝ $34.30	Low
4/24/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Buy	$37.00 ➝ $38.00	Medium
4/16/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Buy	$35.00 ➝ $37.00	Low
3/8/2018	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Overweight ➝ Buy	$36.00 ➝ $35.00	Low
2/13/2018	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Overweight ➝ Buy	$37.00 ➝ $35.00	Medium
2/2/2018	UBS Group	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$39.00	Low
1/30/2018	Citigroup	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$34.00 ➝ $32.00	Low
1/30/2018	Mizuho	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$32.00	Low
1/29/2018	Wolfe Research	Upgrade	Peer Perform ➝ Outperform		Low
1/26/2018	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$32.09 ➝ $36.00	Low
1/3/2018	Guggenheim	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$47.00	Low
10/24/2017	Mizuho	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$30.50	N/A
10/24/2017	Bank of America	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$34.00	N/A
10/20/2017	KeyCorp	Reiterated Rating	Hold		N/A
10/17/2017	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$31.00 ➝ $34.00	N/A
10/17/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy		N/A
10/12/2017	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Set Price Target	Hold	$32.00 ➝ $34.00	N/A
9/8/2017	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$39.00 ➝ $40.00	Low
8/14/2017	Evercore ISI	Upgrade	In-Line ➝ Outperform	$30.00 ➝ $35.00	Low
8/10/2017	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Buy	$37.00 ➝ $39.00	Low
7/31/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$31.00 ➝ $33.00	Low
7/31/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$31.00 ➝ $34.00	Low
7/19/2017	Citigroup	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$32.00 ➝ $31.00	Medium
7/14/2017	Tudor Pickering	Upgrade	Trim ➝ Hold		Medium
7/11/2017	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Overweight		Low
7/4/2017	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Buy	$38.00	Low
6/26/2017	The Goldman Sachs Group	Downgrade	Positive ➝ Neutral		Low
6/26/2017	Wolfe Research	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform	$30.00 ➝ $32.00	Low
6/19/2017	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$36.00 ➝ $37.00	Low
5/8/2017	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$40.00 ➝ $39.00	Low
5/1/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Lower Price Target	Hold	$32.00 ➝ $31.00	Low
5/1/2017	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$36.00 ➝ $32.00	Medium
5/1/2017	Barclays	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$38.00 ➝ $36.00	Medium
4/23/2017	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight	$35.00 ➝ $38.00	Low
4/22/2017	Citigroup	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$32.00 ➝ $34.00	Low
4/19/2017	Mizuho	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$31.25	Low
3/31/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$32.00	Medium
3/23/2017	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$34.00	Low
2/23/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Lower Price Target	Hold	$34.50 ➝ $32.00	N/A
1/17/2017	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral	$29.00 ➝ $34.00	N/A
1/10/2017	Wells Fargo & Company	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform		N/A
1/4/2017	Royal Bank of Canada	Set Price Target	Hold	$33.00	N/A
12/20/2016	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$38.00 ➝ $34.00	N/A
12/2/2016	Barclays	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$38.00 ➝ $34.00	N/A
11/7/2016	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$38.00	N/A
10/25/2016	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$38.00 ➝ $37.00	N/A
10/25/2016	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$34.00 ➝ $34.50	N/A
10/19/2016	Tudor Pickering	Downgrade	Hold ➝ Sell		N/A
10/18/2016	UBS Group	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$35.00 ➝ $33.00	N/A
10/18/2016	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$36.00 ➝ $34.00	N/A
10/18/2016	Evercore ISI	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy		N/A
10/18/2016	Citigroup	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral	$29.00 ➝ $31.00	N/A
10/13/2016	Royal Bank of Canada	Lower Price Target	Sector Perform	$38.00 ➝ $36.00	N/A
10/13/2016	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$38.00 ➝ $36.00	N/A
10/13/2016	Barclays	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$37.00	N/A
10/12/2016	Jefferies Financial Group	Set Price Target	Hold	$36.00	N/A
9/17/2016	Barclays	Set Price Target	Hold	$36.00	N/A

(Data available from 9/16/2016 forward)

News Sentiment Rating

0.60 (Buy)

Our news sentiment rating is based on the average sentiment of articles about this company published in the media in the last 30 days of headlines and can range from 2 (very positive sentiment) to -2 (very negative sentiment).

News Sentiment Over Time

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11 very positive mentions
14 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

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2/18/2021

0 very positive mentions
11 positive mentions
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3/20/2021

0 very positive mentions
13 positive mentions
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4/19/2021

0 very positive mentions
11 positive mentions
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5/19/2021

0 very positive mentions
4 positive mentions
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6/18/2021

5 very positive mentions
15 positive mentions
3 negative mentions
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7/18/2021

7 very positive mentions
26 positive mentions
4 negative mentions
2 very negative mentions

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8/17/2021

6 very positive mentions
14 positive mentions
3 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

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9/16/2021

Current Sentiment

Recent Stories by Sentiment

Very Negative

No very negative mentions tracked during this time.

FirstEnergy Corp. engages in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity as well as energy management and other energy-related services through its subsidiaries. It operates through the following business segments: Regulated Distribution, Regulated Transmission and Corporate. The Regulated Distribution segment distributes electricity through FirstEnergy's utility operating companies, serving various customers. The Regulated Transmission segment transmits electricity through transmission facilities owned and operated by FirstEnergy's utilities and the regulatory assets. The Corporate segment reflects corporate support not charged to FE's subsidiaries, interest expense on FE's holding company debt and other businesses that do not constitute an operating segment. FirstEnergy was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Today's Range

Now: $37.57

$37.37

$37.98

50 Day Range

MA: $38.30

$37.02

$39.92

52 Week Range

Now: $37.57

$26.17

$39.94

Volume

53,272 shs

Average Volume

3,716,078 shs

Market Capitalization

$20.45 billion

P/E Ratio

18.60

Dividend Yield

4.17%

Beta

0.24

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of FirstEnergy?

The following Wall Street research analysts have issued reports on FirstEnergy in the last twelve months: Bank of America Co., Barclays PLC, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, TheStreet, and Wells Fargo & Company.
View the latest analyst ratings for FE.

What is the current price target for FirstEnergy?

5 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for FirstEnergy in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $40.80, suggesting a possible upside of 7.9%. Morgan Stanley has the highest price target set, predicting FE will reach $48.00 in the next twelve months. Bank of America Co. has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $37.00 for FirstEnergy in the next year.
View the latest price targets for FE.

What is the current consensus analyst rating for FirstEnergy?

FirstEnergy currently has 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Hold." A "hold" rating indicates that analysts believe investors should keep any existing positions they have in FE, but not buy more shares or sell existing shares.
View the latest ratings for FE.

What other companies compete with FirstEnergy?

Other companies that are similar to FirstEnergy include NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, The Southern, Eversource Energy, Entergy, PPL, Edison International, Pinnacle West Capital, OGE Energy, IDACORP, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Portland General Electric, PNM Resources, ALLETE and MGE Energy.

How do I contact FirstEnergy's investor relations team?

FirstEnergy's physical mailing address is 76 SOUTH MAIN ST, AKRON OH, 44308. The utilities provider's listed phone number is (800) 736-3402 and its investor relations email address is [email protected] The official website for FirstEnergy is www.firstenergycorp.com.

NYSE:FE - FirstEnergy Stock Price Target and Predictions

Analyst Price Target for FE

Current Consensus is Hold

Past Monthly Recommendations

Latest Recommendations

News Sentiment Rating

0.60 (Buy)

News Sentiment Over Time

Current Sentiment

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Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of FirstEnergy?

What is the current price target for FirstEnergy?

What is the current consensus analyst rating for FirstEnergy?

What other companies compete with FirstEnergy?

How do I contact FirstEnergy's investor relations team?