DJ FirstEnergy Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of FirstEnergy Corp. $(FE)$ slid 1.07% to $50.66 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.36% to 6,624.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 46,225.15.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
FirstEnergy Corp. closed 2.61% short of its 52-week high of $52.02, which the company achieved on March 17th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ fell 1.70% to $90.96, Southern Co. $(SO)$ fell 1.76% to $96.54, and Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 1.32% to $62.20.
Trading volume (3.3 M) remained 1.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 18, 2026.
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March 18, 2026 17:00 ET (21:00 GMT)
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