DJ FirstEnergy Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of FirstEnergy Corp. $(FE)$ slipped 2.31% to $48.54 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.51% to 6,506.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.96% to 45,577.47.

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

FirstEnergy Corp. closed 6.68% 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 Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ fell 3.15% to $89.50, Southern Co. $(SO)$ fell 2.95% to $93.39, and Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 2.69% to $59.38.

Trading volume (8.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.9 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 20, 2026.

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March 20, 2026 16:59 ET (20:59 GMT)

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