Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PEG) shares fell 2.69% to $72.61 on Friday, underperforming the broader market as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones rose. This marks the fifth consecutive day of losses for PEG, which is now trading 17.14% below its 52-week high. While competitors Duke Energy, Exelon, and Sempra also declined, PEG's volume was below its 50-day average.
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Shares of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PEG) slid 2.69% to $72.61 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of losses.
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. closed 17.14% below its 52-week high of $87.63, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) fell 2.31% to $119.85, Exelon Corp. (EXC) fell 2.84% to $43.78, and Sempra (SRE) fell 5.14% to $82.89.
Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 572,684 below its 50-day average volume of 2.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.
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