DJ FirstEnergy Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of FirstEnergy Corp. $(FE)$ rallied 1.22% to $47.41 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 53,732.41.
FirstEnergy Corp. closed 9.42% below its 52-week high of $52.34, which the company achieved on April 9th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 0.21% to $86.19, Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 0.01% to $92.80, and Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 0.34% to $68.77.
Trading volume (2.6 M) remained 1.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 14, 2026.