Capital International Inc. CA Has $27.91 Million Holdings in FirstEnergy Corporation $FE

Capital International Inc. CA lifted its holdings in FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE) by 10.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 623,451 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 56,680 shares during the quarter. Capital International Inc. CA’s holdings in FirstEnergy were worth $27,912,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of FirstEnergy by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 78,328,151 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,588,992,000 after purchasing an additional 305,531 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in FirstEnergy by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,109,341 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,049,255,000 after acquiring an additional 761,157 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its position in FirstEnergy by 13.5% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 18,344,403 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $841,161,000 after acquiring an additional 2,185,400 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in FirstEnergy by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,463,298 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $600,351,000 after acquiring an additional 126,834 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in FirstEnergy by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 9,277,257 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $419,889,000 after acquiring an additional 205,618 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.41% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of FirstEnergy from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of FirstEnergy in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Barclays lifted their price target on FirstEnergy from $50.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. TD Cowen upgraded FirstEnergy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $56.00 to $53.00 in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $55.00 price objective on shares of FirstEnergy in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $51.69.

FirstEnergy Stock Up 0.0%

FE stock opened at $46.44 on Monday. FirstEnergy Corporation has a twelve month low of $39.28 and a twelve month high of $52.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87. The company has a market cap of $26.86 billion, a PE ratio of 25.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.47. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.53.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72. FirstEnergy had a return on equity of 10.66% and a net margin of 6.86%.The company had revenue of $4.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.67 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. FirstEnergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.620-2.820 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that FirstEnergy Corporation will post 2.73 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at FirstEnergy

In other FirstEnergy news, CFO Jon Taylor K. sold 26,800 shares of FirstEnergy stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.94, for a total transaction of $1,365,192.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 119,552 shares in the company, valued at $6,089,978.88. The trade was a 18.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director James F. Oneil sold 7,945 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.60, for a total transaction of $402,017.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,869 shares in the company, valued at $94,571.40. This trade represents a 80.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.14% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

FirstEnergy Profile

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is a U.S.-based electric utility holding company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. The company’s primary business is the delivery of electricity through its regulated transmission and distribution utilities, serving residential, commercial and industrial customers across parts of the Midwest and Mid‑Atlantic. FirstEnergy’s service territory includes states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and West Virginia, and it operates primarily within the PJM regional transmission organization.

FirstEnergy’s core activities center on owning and operating electric distribution networks and transmission systems, maintaining and upgrading grid infrastructure, managing storm response and restoration, and offering customer programs that include energy efficiency and reliability services.