DJ Xcel Energy Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Xcel Energy Inc. $(XEL)$ slipped 1.71% to $80.02 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.36% to 6,624.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 46,225.15.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Xcel Energy Inc. closed 5.00% short of its 52-week high of $84.23, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ fell 1.70% to $90.96, Southern Co. $(SO)$ fell 1.76% to $96.54, and Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 1.32% to $62.20.
Trading volume (3.7 M) remained 1.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 18, 2026.
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March 18, 2026 16:50 ET (20:50 GMT)
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