Generates electricity from coal-fired, nuclear, hydroelectric, natural gas, wind, and solar power plants. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $27.0B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 26.2× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 77% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 14% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 11% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 52 buys and 27 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $1.82 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 26/100.
On our five-subject report card, FE sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: FE does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.