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Company Description

Proposed Merger with Allegheny Energy, Inc.

On February 10, 2010, FirstEnergy entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (Merger Agreement) with Element Merger Sub, Inc., a Maryland corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary (Merger Sub) and Allegheny Energy, Inc., a Maryland corporation... More

Sector: Utilities

Industry: Electric Utilities

Country: United States

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Thursday, May 30, 11:17 AM Utilities are getting a bit of a reprieve after taking a beating over the past few days. Option implied volatility has been increasing as investors rotate out of high dividend yield positions in the wake of a rise in treasury yields: AEE +1.7%, D +0.3%, DTE +1.9%, EIX +0.6%, ETR +1.3%, EXC +0.7%, FE +0.9%, NEE +1.7%, PEG +0.8%, PPL +0.5%, SRE +1.3%, TE +0.5%, AEP +0.8%, DUK +0.6%, ED NU +1.6%, PCG +1.2%, SO +0.4%, XEL +1.3%. 5 Comments [Energy, On the Move, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, May 28, 2:59 PM If long-term Treasury yields keep rising, dividend-seeking investors in utilities (XLU -1.4%) will wonder how the lights went out for the sector, 24/7's Jon Ogg writes. The risk isn't only that investors may go elsewhere for yield; utilities have high operating costs and they borrow heavily to pay for infrastructure investments. Today's analyst downgrades only magnify what investors have to fear. 5 Comments [Energy]
Tuesday, May 28, 11:45 AM As stocks move broadly higher, utilities (XLU) lag following downgrades of Exelon (EXC -7.1%) and First Energy (FE -6.7%) by Deutsche Bank based on "the ugly reality of the 2016-17 RPM auction results." The firm sees downside in all integrated power names as the "uncertain path to a power market recovery forces investors to reconsider the multiples paid for commodity cyclical power generation assets." (earlier) 4 Comments [Energy, On the Move]
Tuesday, May 7, 8:31 AM FirstEnergy (FE): Q1 EPS of $0.76 beats by $0.07. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Tuesday, May 7, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday’s open: ACM, AFAM, AKRX, ALLT, ARCC, ARIA, BCRX, CHTR, CMLP, CNK, CQB, CRZO, CVLT, DFT, DISCA, DTV, DWRE, EMR, ENDP, FE, FOSL, HCN, HFC, HPT, HSIC, KWK, LPX, NRG, NRGY, NVAX, OAK, OMX, PQ, PRGO, RIGL, SHOO, TA, TAP, TDG, TGH, TICC, TRGT, TW, WRES, XEC 2 Comments [Earnings]
Monday, May 6, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Tuesday's open: ACM, AFAM, AKRX, ALLT, ARCC, ARIA, BCRX, CHTR, CMLP, CNK, CQB, CRZO, CVLT, DFT, DISCA, DTV, DWRE, EMR, ENDP, FE, FOSL, HCN, HFC, HPT, HSIC, KWK, LPX, NRG, NRGY, NVAX, OAK, OMX, PQ, PRGO, RIGL, SHOO, TA, TAP, TDG, TGH, TICC, TRGT, TW, WRES, XEC Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, March 19, 5:18 PM FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) declares $0.55/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 5.29%. For shareholders of record May 07. Payable June 01. Ex-div date May 03. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, March 14, 9:35 AM FirstEnergy (FE) says that in its offer for up to $1.08B in debt of subsidiaries FirstEnergy Solutions and Allegheny Energy Supply, $663.7M has been tendered so far. Some note holders have until March 27 to tender their paper. (PR) Comment! [Energy]
Monday, February 25, 8:42 AM FirstEnergy (FE): Q4 EPS of $0.80 in-line. Revenue of $3.5B misses by $1.1B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Monday, February 25, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Monday’s open: ARIA, BGC, CTB, CWH, DDD, DNDN, FE, HL, HTZ, KWK, LOW, SFL Comment! [Earnings]
Sunday, February 24, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Monday’s open: ARIA, BGC, CTB, CWH, DDD, DNDN, FE, HL, HTZ, KWK, LOW, SFL Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, January 15, 3:42 PM FirstEnergy (FE +0.9%) enters into a naming rights agreement on the Cleveland Browns' stadium. Terms were undisclosed; similar deals involving NFL teams are ~$5M-$7M. Shares are positive, despite the stadium name curse which has sometimes been symbolic of a company's risky behavior or a squandering of their assets. 1 Comment [Energy]
Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 12:42 PM FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) declares $0.55/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 5.31%. For shareholders of record Feb. 07. Payable Mar. 01. Ex-div date Feb. 05. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 2:05 PM The utility sector is generally lower after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo began an investigation into the state's utility providers, saying a major overhaul of the industry is needed. FirstEnergy (FE -1.3%), Northeast Utilities (NE -1.2%) and Westar Energy (WR -1.1%) are all down more than 1%. 3 Comments [Energy, On the Move]
Thursday, November 8, 2012, 12:02 PM FirstEnergy (FE +2.3%) shares jump even as Q3 earnings fell 20% on lower revenue and sales volume; FE also cut the upper end of its prior EPS estimate by $0.20, and now expects $3.30-$3.40. FE says it taking actions to manage expenses and ensure cost-effective operations in light of the continued weak sales environment and low market prices for power. Comment! [Energy, On the Move]
Thursday, November 8, 2012, 8:35 AM FirstEnergy (FE): Q3 EPS of $1.11 beats by $0.05. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]

Paul Zimbardo
#Saturday Reading High-Yield #Dividend Stocks To Avoid/Consider http://seekingalpha.com/a/tl4h $ETP $FE $LGCY $NYCB $PAA $SO #Stocks #News
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smokeyRose
whyis $FE Rocking so Much?
May 2, 2:34 PM
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Dividend Sheet
$FE $BMO and $BCS are the top yielding ex-dividend stocks for next week - http://stks.co/qA85 - 20 shares with 3.59% yield - $F $INTC
Apr 27, 9:13 AM
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John Cofran
current watch list: $WTW $DGX $MCY $COH $ROST $DKS $MSFT $LH $CTL $FE $BCR $AAPL $FDO $EMC $UNH $INTC $COF $LTD $RVBD $CCL $CAT $PAY
Mar 19, 10:50 AM
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neobliviscar: Agree $WAG =2far 2fast. Caut in&out&in $COH => sold 2/3rd of $48 &$49 buys on Fri last. Starting small in $INTC & $ROST with options to open
Mar 19, 11:20 AM
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Ocean Man: I was thinking about $CAT and $COF today.
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joeg1969
Natural gas stocks on a comeback $FE $XEL $NEE $PEG $GNE $ALE Im seeing these stocks having a major run in 2013.
Mar 15, 5:31 PM
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joe kelly: CRK sold stuff rather than a share dilution. Nice of them. Company makes no money though. I will defer to OceanMan's view if he has one.
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Ocean Man: Agree joe. I don't like that company, but I use it for playing nat gas moves.
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Paul Zimbardo
High Yield #Dividend Stocks This Week http://bit.ly/14BW4Xz $ACG $AEP $AHGP$ARLP $EEP $ETP $FE $FII $INTC $NRGY $NYCB #Stocks #News
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High Yield #Dividend Stocks This Week http://seekingalpha.com/a/opwf $ACG $AEP $AHGP$ARLP $EEP $ETP $FE $FII $INTC $NRGY $NYCB #Stocks #News
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$MCEP $MMLP and $SMLP are tomorrow's best yielding ex-dividend stocks + http://stks.co/iKtg + I like $SBUX $INTC and $FE
Feb 4, 9:18 AM
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Brennan Basnicki
Busy days, back at it now. Long $FE $DGP $UNG $ABT, Short $PM $TGT, stopped out of long $ZNGA $HTZ, and in and out of $DHI for a nice day!
Jan 29, 5:45 PM
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Brennan Basnicki: No, haven't tried any shorts for a while. Any time I have they have been short term, with recent one's being losers unfortunately!
Jan 30, 8:42 AM
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Brennan Basnicki: The chart is actually pretty bullish right now, however I am bearish on fundamentals. In any case, I don't expect to trade it anytime soon
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Paul Zimbardo
Safe After #Sandy 7 Utility Stocks This Week http://seekingalpha.com/a/kxxp $AEP $DPM $ED $ETR $FE $SE $TE #Stocks #News #Dividend #Invest
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John Cofran
current watch list: $WTW $DGX $MCY $COH $ROST $DKS $MSFT $LH $CTL $FE $BCR $AAPL $FDO $EMC $UNH $INTC $COF $LTD $RVBD $CCL $CAT $PAY
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neobliviscar: Agree $WAG =2far 2fast. Caut in&out&in $COH => sold 2/3rd of $48 &$49 buys on Fri last. Starting small in $INTC & $ROST with options to open
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Ocean Man: I was thinking about $CAT and $COF today.
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joeg1969
Natural gas stocks on a comeback $FE $XEL $NEE $PEG $GNE $ALE Im seeing these stocks having a major run in 2013.
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joe kelly: CRK sold stuff rather than a share dilution. Nice of them. Company makes no money though. I will defer to OceanMan's view if he has one.
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Ocean Man: Agree joe. I don't like that company, but I use it for playing nat gas moves.
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Brennan Basnicki
Busy days, back at it now. Long $FE $DGP $UNG $ABT, Short $PM $TGT, stopped out of long $ZNGA $HTZ, and in and out of $DHI for a nice day!
Jan 29, 5:45 PM
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Brennan Basnicki: No, haven't tried any shorts for a while. Any time I have they have been short term, with recent one's being losers unfortunately!
Jan 30, 8:42 AM
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Brennan Basnicki: The chart is actually pretty bullish right now, however I am bearish on fundamentals. In any case, I don't expect to trade it anytime soon
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Stone Fox Capital
Love on the focus on utilities after having a good year. Where was everybody when the year started? FE ETR D
12/21/11
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Ocean Man: I was sitting in FE, D, and DUK for the 1st half of the year, then tried to switch over to high-beta after the dip for the ride back up.
12/21/11
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Ocean Man: I say tried because some worked and some didn't.
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John Cofran
exited $FE with 2.5% gain
10/17/11
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Stone Fox Capital: Sold our position on Friday. Don't see any value left in most utilities.
10/17/11
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John Cofran: i think any time you can get them with 5%+ yields (DUK, FE, EXC) you can trade around them fairly safely
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diepwjulius
Mr.Massive called it, we'll be hitting -500 soon. DOW 10k might add to EXC, FE, DUK, ETP, NLY, MO, and T
9/22/11
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REIT: diversify they say ...if fair market sounds logical but when they bring the whole market down buying one or 50 same odds
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