Xcel Energy Inc. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors despite daily gains

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Shares of Xcel Energy Inc. /zigman2/quotes/200626850/composite XEL -1.05% inched 0.06% higher to $68.22 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +0.01% falling 1.89% to 4,397.94 and Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +0.03% falling 1.30% to 34,265.37. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Xcel Energy Inc. closed $4.72 short of its 52-week high ($72.94), which the company reached on May 11th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Duke Energy Corp. /zigman2/quotes/201480230/composite DUK +0.81% rose 0.65% to $102.98, WEC Energy Group Inc. /zigman2/quotes/207419035/composite WEC +0.66% rose 0.33% to $96.99, and DTE Energy Co. /zigman2/quotes/205073403/composite DTE -0.08% rose 0.08% to $118.46. Trading volume (4.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.0 M.

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Xcel Energy Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 74.22

-0.79 -1.05%

Volume: 4.57M

May 20, 2022 4:00p

P/E Ratio

24.86

Dividend Yield

2.63%

Market Cap

$40.85 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.20M

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S&P 500 Index

US : S&P US

3,901.36

+0.57 +0.01%

Volume: 3.00B

May 20, 2022 5:03p

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

31,261.90

+8.77 +0.03%

Volume: 498.89M

May 20, 2022 5:03p

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Duke Energy Corp.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 109.83

+0.88 +0.81%

Volume: 3.38M

May 20, 2022 4:03p

P/E Ratio

23.04

Dividend Yield

3.59%

Market Cap

$83.88 billion

Rev. per Employee

$944,720

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WEC Energy Group Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 103.55

+0.68 +0.66%

Volume: 1.76M

May 20, 2022 4:00p

P/E Ratio

24.15

Dividend Yield

2.81%

Market Cap

$32.45 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.23M

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DTE Energy Co.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 128.72

-0.10 -0.08%

Volume: 1.70M

May 20, 2022 4:03p

P/E Ratio

27.70

Dividend Yield

2.75%

Market Cap

$24.96 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.60M