DJ FirstEnergy Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of FirstEnergy Corp. $(FE)$ rose 1.27% to $46.99 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.23% to 6,798.40 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.20% to 48,908.72.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
FirstEnergy Corp. closed 2.51% below its 52-week high of $48.20, which the company reached on October 23rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ fell 0.84% to $89.21, Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 0.87% to $91.08, and Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 0.30% to $62.52.
Trading volume (5.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 5, 2026.
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