FE NYSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

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FirstEnergy Corporation · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric

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Latest close 47.47 USD
-0.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 58.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.8%, after a 0.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bearish with 58/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100.

Setup score 50 out of 100
Latest Close 47.47 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -0.8% latest completed week
4W Return 0.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 8.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 75.0% 39 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -0.8% Latest completed week; four-week move 0.0%. Indicator stack 41/66 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bearish 58/100 conviction; expected move 2.6%. News sentiment 56/100 55 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 58.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.8%, after a 0.0% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.4312-week average 0.45

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.43Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 0.0% over four weeks, 8.3% over 12 weeks, and 13.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.8%
4W0.0%
12W8.3%
26W2.8%
52W13.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year39
Trend breadth75.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.23Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change142.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.64Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-31.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength83/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Value69/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Quality66/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Momentum68/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Growth16/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework30/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
25.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
15.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
53.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
18.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
57.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
12.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-17.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
13.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
6.2x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBearish

FE shows bearish options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 5.92, expected move of 2.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction58/100
Expected move2.6%
Put/call volume5.92
Pressure-67
Speculation39
Volatility30
Trend agreement72
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Insider activity15 / 1

15 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 55 relevant articles.

21 positive · 31 neutral · 3 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move2.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-8.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.4%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-5.1%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-0.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses3
Recent vol2.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.0% / -1.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape48/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 48/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis14/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.43; 2 reversal markers Factors71/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 64 SVQF30/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 712.5 of 1018 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options41/100

FE shows bearish options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 5.92, expected move of 2.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 2.6% Sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 55 relevant articles.

Bank of America Corp DE Purchases 573,731 Shares of FirstEnergy Corporation $FE Insiders15 / 1

15 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202647.47 USD-0.8%47.91 USD39.90 USD0.23-8.6426.3MOff
31 Jul 202647.84 USD-3.2%47.79 USD39.81 USD-0.03-4.8432.2MOff
24 Jul 202649.44 USD2.9%47.67 USD39.71 USD-0.27-0.6917.6MOff
17 Jul 202648.06 USD1.3%47.49 USD39.61 USD-0.40-3.9423.3MOff
10 Jul 202647.46 USD-1.3%47.33 USD39.53 USD-0.55-6.5718.0MOff
3 Jul 202648.06 USD-0.8%47.20 USD39.45 USD-0.60-4.0914.0MOff
26 Jun 202648.47 USD4.3%47.06 USD39.36 USD-0.65-1.1119.7MOff
19 Jun 202646.45 USD-1.2%47.01 USD39.27 USD-0.83-7.3922.8MOff
12 Jun 202647.03 USD1.3%46.99 USD39.19 USD-0.91-5.4421.1MOff
5 Jun 202646.42 USD0.1%46.92 USD39.11 USD-1.04-6.2026.9MOff
29 May 202646.39 USD0.2%46.88 USD39.03 USD-1.06-8.6920.5MOff
22 May 202646.31 USD5.7%46.81 USD38.95 USD-0.93-7.7320.4MOff
15 May 202643.82 USD-1.2%46.78 USD38.86 USD-0.66-12.1421.1MOff
8 May 202644.33 USD-4.5%46.84 USD38.79 USD-0.24-11.2039.4MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

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