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title: "FirstEnergy Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day"
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description: "FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) shares fell 1.53% to $43.82 amid a tough trading day, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also declined. The stock is 16.28% below its 52-week high of $52.34. Compared to competitors, FirstEnergy outperformed as NextEra Energy, Southern Co., and Dominion Energy saw larger declines."
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# FirstEnergy Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.

Shares of FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) shed 1.53% to $43.82 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.24% to 7,408.50 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.07% to 49,526.17.

FirstEnergy Corp. closed 16.28% below its 52-week high of $52.34, which the company reached on April 9th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) fell 2.42% to $93.36, Southern Co. (SO) fell 1.21% to $92.55, and Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 1.97% to $61.73.

Trading volume (4.8 M) remained 210,041 below its 50-day average volume of 5.1 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 15, 2026.

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