Entergy vs FirstEnergy
ETR 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 ETR and FE compare
Entergy is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as FirstEnergy ($52.3B against $26.9B).
On earnings, FirstEnergy is cheaper: it trades at 22.4× trailing earnings, against 28.7× for Entergy.
FirstEnergy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.2% versus 9.5% for Entergy).
Both pay dividends: Entergy yields 2.3% and FirstEnergy 3.0%.
FirstEnergy scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for Entergy), 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 | ETR | FE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $52.3B | $26.9B |
| Share price | $111.99 | $46.53 |
| Change, 1 year | 15.3% | 0.87% |
| Change, 5 years | 111% | 20.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.42 | 0.27 |
| Employees | 12K | 11K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 28.7× | 22.4× (better) |
| P/S | 3.9× | 1.7× (better) |
| P/B | 2.9× | 2.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.2× (better) | 24.2× |
| PEG | 2.14 | 0.63 (better) |
| FCF yield | −5.7% (better) | −8.0% |
| Fair value | $77.67 | $33.48 |
| Margin of safety | −44.2% | −39.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.5% | 12.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.1% | 6.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −9.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −3.0% (better) | −9.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 2.5% (better) | −2.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 22.9% (better) | 14.9% |
| Net margin | – | 7.4% |
| FCF margin | −22.0% | −13.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 9.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% (better) | 4.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.90 (better) | 2.32 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.65 (better) | 12.42 |
| Interest coverage | 2.1× (better) | 1.8× |
| Current ratio | 0.91 (better) | 0.38 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.03 (better) | 0.66 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | 3.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 87.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 11 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.5% (better) | 2.4% |
| Buyback yield | −2.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −0.29% | 3.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.0% | 89.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.23% | 5.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$10.4M | −$2.0M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.6% | 5.6% |
Go deeper
- ETR stock overview
- ETR income statement
- ETR valuation and score
- FE stock overview
- FE income statement
- FE valuation and score
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