DJ Eversource Energy Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Eversource Energy (ES) slipped 2.69% to $70.21 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
Eversource Energy closed 8.31% below its 52-week high of $76.57, which the company achieved on July 28th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ fell 1.62% to $83.65, Southern Co. $(SO)$ fell 2.72% to $88.94, and Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 1.29% to $66.60.
Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 369,032 below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.