DJ WEC Energy Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of WEC Energy Group Inc. $(WEC)$ shed 2.30% to $106.01 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive 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.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

WEC Energy Group Inc. closed 11.59% below its 52-week high of $119.91, which the company reached on July 7th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Duke Energy Corp. $(DUK)$ fell 2.31% to $119.85, Exelon Corp. $(EXC)$ fell 2.84% to $43.78, and Sempra $(SRE)$ fell 5.14% to $82.89.

Trading volume (2.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.