NYSE:FEElectric Utilities
FirstEnergy (FE) Stock Faces Dividend Coverage Doubts Despite Data Center Growth
FirstEnergy stock slipped about 1% today, a muted reaction for a regulated utility that has been trading near the upper end of its recent range. The move understates the real tension in this quarter. The headline is not revenue or earnings per share; it is pressure on profitability at a time when investors already question how comfortably this balance sheet supports a premium P/E and a dividend that is not well covered by earnings.
Q2 core earnings per share landed at about 50 cents and net...