DJ NRG Energy Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of NRG Energy Inc. $(NRG)$ slid 1.43% to $123.71 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.67% to 7,353.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.65% to 49,363.88.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
NRG Energy Inc. closed 34.88% short of its 52-week high of $189.96, which the company achieved on February 25th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Duke Energy Corp. $(DUK)$ rose 1.40% to $124.56, Exelon Corp. $(EXC)$ rose 1.48% to $44.62, and Sempra $(SRE)$ rose 1.20% to $91.31.
Trading volume (3.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 19, 2026.
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