DJ Xcel Energy Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Xcel Energy Inc. $(XEL)$ slipped 3.47% to $76.77 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 fifth consecutive day of losses.
Xcel Energy Inc. closed 8.86% short of its 52-week high of $84.23, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to 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 (9.2 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 16:49 ET (20:49 GMT)
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