Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for FirstEnergy (FE)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) recently:

• 10/19/2026 – FirstEnergy had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $52.00 to $50.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – FirstEnergy was given a new $47.00 price target by New Street Research.
• 10/12/2026 – FirstEnergy was given a new $47.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 10/12/2026 – FirstEnergy had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $54.00 to $49.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/19/2026 – FirstEnergy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 9/18/2026 – FirstEnergy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $52.00 to $49.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/14/2026 – FirstEnergy had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 9/5/2026 – FirstEnergy was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 8/21/2026 – FirstEnergy had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $53.00 to $52.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

FirstEnergy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 6th will be issued a $0.4650 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 6th. This represents a $1.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. FirstEnergy’s payout ratio is 98.94%.

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is an electric utility company focused on the transmission and distribution of electricity. Through its regulated utility subsidiaries, the company delivers power to residential, commercial and industrial customers and maintains the poles, lines, substations and other infrastructure that support electric service.

FirstEnergy’s distribution operations serve customers across parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia and Maryland. Its utility companies include Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, Toledo Edison, Jersey Central Power & Light, Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, West Penn Power, Mon Power and The Potomac Edison Company.