DTE Energy vs FirstEnergy
DTE and FE side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DTE and FE compare
DTE Energy and FirstEnergy are about the same size, with market caps of $28.0B and $27.1B.
On earnings, DTE Energy is cheaper: it trades at 21.3× trailing earnings, against 25.0× for FirstEnergy.
DTE Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.9% versus 12.6% for FirstEnergy).
DTE Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.0% compared with 6.9% at FirstEnergy.
Both pay dividends: DTE Energy yields 3.5% and FirstEnergy 3.9%.
DTE Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 5 for FirstEnergy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DTE | FE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $28.0B | $27.1B |
| Share price | $134.52 | $46.91 |
| Change, 1 year | −3.7% | 2.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 17.9% | 20.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.32 | 0.27 |
| Employees | 9,650 | 11K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 21.3× (better) | 25.0× |
| P/S | 1.7× (better) | 1.7× |
| P/B | 2.3× | 2.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.5× (better) | 24.9× |
| PEG | 2.53 | 0.71 (better) |
| FCF yield | – | −7.2% |
| Fair value | $141.24 | $31.56 |
| Margin of safety | 4.8% (better) | −48.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.9% (better) | 12.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% | 6.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −8.7% (better) | −17.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −8.9% (better) | −16.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −0.14% (better) | −2.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 14.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 8.0% (better) | 6.9% |
| FCF margin | – | −12.3% |
| Return on equity | 11.0% (better) | 8.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.8% (better) | 4.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.27 | 2.24 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.70 (better) | 12.51 |
| Interest coverage | 1.9× (better) | 1.8× |
| Current ratio | 0.80 (better) | 0.54 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.91 (better) | 0.73 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.5% | 3.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 68.6% | 95.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.5% | 2.4% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% | 3.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.2% | 89.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.44% | 5.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$822K (better) | −$2.0M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 5.8% |
Go deeper
- DTE stock overview
- DTE income statement
- DTE valuation and score
- FE stock overview
- FE income statement
- FE valuation and score
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