DJ Eversource Energy Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Eversource Energy (ES) advanced 1.55% to $76.21 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.43% to 6,878.88 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.05% to 48,977.92.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Eversource Energy hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $75.43, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 2.63% to $93.77, Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 1.07% to $97.38, and Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 0.73% to $63.14.
Trading volume (3.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 27, 2026.
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February 27, 2026 17:01 ET (22:01 GMT)
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