FirstEnergy Corp. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors

Shares of FirstEnergy Corp. FE, -0.11% slumped 0.11% to $36.94 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.38% rising 0.38% to 4,567.80 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.47% rising 1.47% to 35,950.89.

This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.

FirstEnergy Corp. closed $6.37 below its 52-week high ($43.31), which the company achieved on January 17th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as NextEra Energy Inc. NEE, +0.26% rose 0.26% to $58.51, Southern Co. SO, +1.07% rose 1.07% to $70.98, and Dominion Energy Inc. D, -1.57% fell 1.57% to $45.34.

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