DJ Xcel Energy Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Xcel Energy Inc. $(XEL)$ rose 1.53% to $76.88 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.58% to 7,673.52 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.18% to 52,786.07.
Xcel Energy Inc. closed 8.73% short of its 52-week high of $84.23, which the company achieved on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 0.48% to $83.83, Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 1.00% to $88.99, and Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 0.58% to $66.22.
Trading volume (6.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 8, 2026.