FirstEnergy Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for FirstEnergy (FE): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Overweight

Short Interest▲ 7.2% short float

Options Flow▼ 1.85 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Overweight

25 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

1.85

More puts — Bearish

309 calls · 571 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$49

+4.8%

Highest Price Target

$56

+19.4%

Scotiabank

Lowest Price Target

$43

-8.3%

UBS

Short Interest

7.2%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 26, 2026	BMO Capital	James Thalacker—	+6.6%	$50	Initiate	Outperform
Oct 22, 2026	HSBC	Meike Becker—	+6.6%	$50	Initiate	Buy
Oct 21, 2026	Morgan Stanley	David Arcaro—	+6.6%	$49 → $50	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 19, 2026	JP Morgan	Jeremy Tonet—	+6.6%	$52 → $50	Maintained	Neutral
Oct 12, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	+4.5%	$54 → $49	Maintained	Overweight
Sep 18, 2026	Morgan Stanley	David Arcaro—	+4.5%	$52 → $49	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 21, 2026	Morgan Stanley	David Arcaro—	+10.9%	$53 → $52	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 31, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	+15.1%	$55 → $54	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 20, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	+17.2%	$53 → $55	Maintained	Overweight
Jun 11, 2026	UBS	William Appicelli—	+8.7%	$50 → $51	Maintained	Neutral
May 15, 2026	TD Cowen	Shelby Tucker—	+13.0%	$56 → $53	Upgrade	Hold→Buy
Apr 21, 2026	Jefferies	Julien Dumoulin-Smith—	+10.9%	$50 → $52	Maintained	Hold
Apr 17, 2026	TD Cowen	Shelby Tucker—	+19.4%	$56	Initiate	Hold
Apr 8, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	+13.0%	$50 → $53	Maintained	Overweight
Mar 12, 2026	JP Morgan	Jeremy Tonet—	+17.2%	$50 → $55	Maintained	Neutral
Feb 19, 2026	Scotiabank	Andrew Weisel—	+19.4%	$55 → $56	Maintained	Sector Outperform
Jan 27, 2026	Wolfe Research	Steve Fleishman—	+6.6%	$50	Upgrade	Peer Perform→Outperform
Jan 22, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	+6.6%	$51 → $50	Maintained	Overweight
Jan 20, 2026	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	+13.0%	$54 → $53	Maintained	Overweight
Dec 17, 2025	UBS	William Appicelli—	-1.9%	$49 → $46	Maintained	Neutral
Oct 28, 2025	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	+15.1%	$54	Initiate	Overweight
Oct 24, 2025	Scotiabank	Andrew Weisel—	+8.7%	$49 → $51	Maintained	Sector Outperform
Oct 24, 2025	UBS	William Appicelli—	+6.6%	$47 → $50	Maintained	Neutral
Oct 24, 2025	Mizuho	Anthony Crowdell—	+6.6%	$45 → $50	Maintained	Neutral
Oct 21, 2025	Jefferies	Julien Dumoulin-Smith—	+0.2%	$45 → $47	Maintained	Hold