FE Insider Trading
FIRSTENERGY CORP | Electric Services
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at FIRSTENERGY CORP provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Electric Services sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-05 02:12 | 2009-03-02 | WAGNER HARVEY L | Officer - Vice Pres & Controller | SELL | $40.52 | 2,200 | $89,144 | 749 | -74.6% |
| 2009-03-05 02:10 | 2009-03-02 | Murray James M | Officer - Pres, OH Ops | SELL | $40.52 | 257 | $10,395 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-03-05 02:06 | 2009-03-02 | Byrd William D | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $40.52 | 251 | $10,171 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-03-05 02:05 | 2009-03-02 | Lasky Charles D | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $40.52 | 259 | $10,500 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-03-05 02:03 | 2009-03-02 | CLARK MARK T | Officer - Executive VP, Strategic Plan | SELL | $40.52 | 260 | $10,540 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-03-05 02:00 | 2009-03-02 | WELSH THOMAS M | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $40.52 | 1,347 | $54,601 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008-09-05 18:05 | 2008-09-03 | VESPOLI LEILA L | Officer - Exec. Vice Pres & Gen. Counsel | SELL | $69.08 | 1,000 | $69,080 | 1,819 | -35.5% |
| 2008-06-20 21:15 | 2008-06-19 | MORGAN STEPHEN E | Officer - President | OPT+S | $80.00 | 5,675 | $454,000 | 8,834 | 0.0% |
| 2008-06-20 21:13 | 2008-06-19 | Byrd William D | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $80.00 | 2,700 | $216,000 | 466 | 0.0% |
| 2008-06-20 21:12 | 2008-06-19 | ALEXANDER ANTHONY J | Officer - Pres. & Chief Exec. Officer | OPT+S | $80.17 | 85,704 | $6,870,890 | 202,912 | 0.0% |
| 2008-06-16 22:29 | 2008-06-13 | ALEXANDER ANTHONY J | Officer - Pres. & Chief Exec. Officer | OPT+S | $80.00 | 4,296 | $343,680 | 202,912 | 0.0% |
| 2008-05-22 21:17 | 2008-05-21 | MORGAN STEPHEN E | Officer - President | OPT+S | $80.00 | 28,825 | $2,306,000 | 8,834 | 0.0% |
| 2008-05-19 22:33 | 2008-05-19 | Taylor Wes M | Director | SELL | $76.78 | 1 | $72 | 2,705 | 0.0% |
| 2008-05-16 19:52 | 2008-05-15 | LEIDICH GARY R | Officer - Exec. VP & Pres FE Generation | SELL | $76.33 | 1,471 | $112,289 | 55,634 | -2.6% |
| 2008-05-16 17:00 | 2008-05-15 | LEIDICH GARY R | Officer - Exec. VP & Pres FE Generation | SELL | $76.05 | 1,998 | $151,952 | 57,105 | -3.4% |
| 2008-05-16 16:58 | 2008-05-15 | JONES CHARLES E | Officer - President, FE Solutions Corp. | SELL | $76.06 | 1,802 | $137,058 | 57,828 | -3.0% |
| 2008-05-05 17:10 | 2008-05-02 | Hagan Joseph J | Officer - President, FENOC | OPT+S | $78.00 | 4,725 | $368,550 | 17,184 | 0.0% |
| 2008-04-14 23:37 | 2008-04-11 | Lasky Charles D | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $75.20 | 170 | $12,784 | 18,113 | -0.9% |
| 2008-04-14 22:02 | 2008-04-11 | CLARK MARK T | Officer - Executive VP, Strategic Plan | OPT+S | $75.00 | 5,075 | $380,625 | 74,541 | 0.0% |
| 2008-04-02 21:31 | 2008-04-01 | WELSH THOMAS M | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $70.55 | 728 | $51,360 | 13,885 | -5.0% |
| 2008-04-02 21:31 | 2008-04-01 | WAGNER HARVEY L | Officer - Vice Pres & Controller | SELL | $70.55 | 1,392 | $98,206 | 2,175 | -39.0% |
| 2008-04-02 21:31 | 2008-04-01 | SCHNEIDER DONALD R | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $70.70 | 1,152 | $81,446 | 18,682 | -5.8% |
| 2008-04-02 21:30 | 2008-04-01 | MORGAN STEPHEN E | Officer - President | SELL | $70.45 | 3,438 | $242,204 | 8,764 | -28.2% |
| 2008-04-02 21:30 | 2008-04-01 | Lasky Charles D | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $70.00 | 586 | $41,020 | 18,283 | -3.1% |
| 2008-04-02 21:30 | 2008-04-01 | Hagan Joseph J | Officer - President, FENOC | SELL | $70.50 | 782 | $55,131 | 17,184 | -4.4% |
| 2008-04-02 21:30 | 2008-04-01 | CLARK MARK T | Officer - Executive VP, Strategic Plan | SELL | $70.05 | 2,438 | $170,788 | 74,541 | -3.2% |
| 2008-04-02 21:29 | 2008-04-01 | Byrd William D | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $70.03 | 1,658 | $116,117 | 466 | -78.1% |
| 2008-03-28 19:56 | 2008-03-28 | Lasky Charles D | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $68.76 | 170 | $11,690 | 18,868 | -0.9% |
| 2008-03-18 18:21 | 2008-03-17 | Byrd William D | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $68.19 | 3,556 | $242,515 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008-03-17 20:08 | 2008-03-14 | Murray James M | Officer - Pres, OH Ops | SELL | $67.54 | 1,475 | $99,616 | 8,723 | -14.5% |
| 2008-03-05 22:28 | 2008-03-03 | WELSH THOMAS M | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $66.59 | 7,700 | $512,771 | 1,206 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 22:23 | 2008-03-03 | ELLIOTT DOUGLAS S | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $66.44 | 7,850 | $521,554 | 19,892 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 22:18 | 2008-03-03 | SCHNEIDER DONALD R | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $66.45 | 4,847 | $322,088 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 22:14 | 2008-03-03 | MARSH RICHARD H | Officer - Sr. Vice Pres. & Chief Fin. Of | OPT+S | $66.40 | 12,825 | $851,580 | 7,744 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 22:12 | 2008-03-03 | LEIDICH GARY R | Officer - Exec. VP & Pres FE Generation | OPT+S | $66.42 | 11,125 | $738,923 | 62,166 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 22:08 | 2008-03-03 | CLARK MARK T | Officer - Executive VP, Strategic Plan | OPT+S | $66.80 | 122 | $8,138 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 05:53 | 2008-03-03 | Luff David C | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $66.49 | 2,350 | $156,252 | 24,664 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 05:52 | 2008-03-03 | CAVALIER LYNNETTE M | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $66.44 | 4,500 | $298,980 | 49,404 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 05:50 | 2008-03-03 | MORGAN STEPHEN E | Officer - President | OPT+S | $66.80 | 261 | $17,435 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 05:44 | 2008-03-03 | Pearson James F | Officer - Vice President and Treasurer | OPT+S | $66.40 | 2,000 | $132,800 | 1,232 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 05:42 | 2008-03-03 | WAGNER HARVEY L | Officer - Vice Pres & Controller | OPT+S | $66.80 | 2,207 | $147,428 | 2,650 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 05:33 | 2008-03-03 | VESPOLI LEILA L | Officer - Exec. Vice Pres & Gen. Counsel | OPT+S | $66.80 | 1,004 | $67,067 | 2,686 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 05:29 | 2008-03-03 | Murray James M | Officer - Pres, OH Ops | OPT+S | $66.44 | 2,529 | $168,016 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 05:24 | 2008-03-03 | Hagan Joseph J | Officer - President, FENOC | OPT+S | $66.80 | 98 | $6,546 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 05:20 | 2008-03-03 | Lasky Charles D | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $66.80 | 94 | $6,279 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2008-03-05 05:11 | 2008-03-03 | JONES CHARLES E | Officer - President, FE Solutions Corp. | OPT+S | $66.52 | 8,625 | $573,735 | 62,424 | 0.0% |
| 2008-01-08 02:13 | 2008-01-04 | ALEXANDER ANTHONY J | Officer - Pres. & Chief Exec. Officer | OPT+S | $75.00 | 80,450 | $6,033,750 | 170,046 | 0.0% |
| 2008-01-08 01:23 | 2008-01-04 | CLARK MARK T | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $75.26 | 9,500 | $714,980 | 72,743 | 0.0% |
| 2007-12-31 21:00 | 2007-12-28 | Byrd William D | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $73.75 | 7,159 | $527,985 | 3,580 | 0.0% |
| 2007-12-05 21:14 | 2007-12-04 | VESPOLI LEILA L | Officer - Sr. Vice Pres & Gen. Counsel | OPT+S | $70.34 | 38,152 | $2,683,612 | 54,283 | 0.0% |
How to Interpret $FE Trades
Not every insider transaction in FIRSTENERGY CORP is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $FE shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for FE
Insider activity data for FIRSTENERGY CORP is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $FE, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.