--- title: "FirstEnergy Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286819128.md" description: "FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) shares rose 1.14% to $44.32 on a mixed trading day, while the Dow Jones increased by 0.32% and the S&P 500 decreased by 0.07%. The stock remains 15.32% below its 52-week high of $52.34. Competitors showed varied performances, with NextEra Energy down 4.63%, Southern Co. up 2.09%, and Dominion Energy up 9.44%. Trading volume was 4.1 million, below the 50-day average of 5.0 million." datetime: "2026-05-18T21:01:00.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286819128.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286819128.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286819128.md) --- # FirstEnergy Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights. Shares of FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) advanced 1.14% to $44.32 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.32% to 49,686.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.07% to 7,403.05. FirstEnergy Corp. closed 15.32% below its 52-week high of $52.34, which the company achieved on April 9th. The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) fell 4.63% to $89.04, Southern Co. (SO) rose 2.09% to $93.71, and Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 9.44% to $67.56. Trading volume (4.1 M) remained 936,843 below its 50-day average volume of 5.0 M. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 18, 2026. This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. (END) Dow Jones Newswires 05-18-26 1701ET ### Related Stocks - [FE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FE.US.md) - [TPYP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TPYP.US.md) - [EMLP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EMLP.US.md) - [GRID.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GRID.US.md) - [XLU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XLU.US.md) - [AMLP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMLP.US.md) - [JXI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JXI.US.md) - [MLPA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MLPA.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [NEE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE.US.md) - [SO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SO.US.md) - [D.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/D.US.md) - [FDS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FDS.US.md) - [NEE-N.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-N.US.md) - [NEE-W.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-W.US.md) - [NEP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEP.US.md) - [NEE-R.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-R.US.md) - [NEE-T.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-T.US.md) - [NEE-U.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-U.US.md) - [NEE-S.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-S.US.md) - [NEE-V.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-V.US.md) - [SOJF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOJF.US.md) - [SOMN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOMN.US.md) - [SOJD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOJD.US.md) - [SOJE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOJE.US.md) - [SOJC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOJC.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Mon Power and Potomac Edison Request Rate Review, Proposing Two Paths to Support Reliability Investments | FE Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286777710.md) - [FirstEnergy Updates Transmission Governance, Maintains Shareholder Backing](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287128837.md) - [Clearway Energy Doubles Down on Growth Targets](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287005343.md) - [Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan Buys 27,326 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286666464.md) - [Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Has $40.13 Million Stake in Southern Company (The) $SO](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286734250.md)