Against the current: Markets slid, yet Edison International, NextEra Energy, Eversource Energy went up and made this list of Friday's top utilities stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as Nasdaq was down 0.68% before closing the session at 13,700. S&P 500 closed at 4,409.59, a 0.37% change.
Even though markets fell Friday, some utilities stocks were bullish. Have a look at these Top Gainers from Friday's session:
NextEra Energy | Closed +1.65% at $75.59
The US electricity supplier reached a significant high of $91 around 10 months ago but has lost 18.29% since then. So far this year, it has been under-performing the S&P 500 by 20.71%. The American electric services company's market cap currently stands at $152.95 billion with an average daily trading volume of 8.18 million shares. NextEra Energy last reported revenue of $3.92 billion with an EPS of 74 cents.
Edison International | Up 2% to $70.18 Friday
Having set a significant high of $74.19 a month ago, the electricity supplier is trading 7.27% lower. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P by 1.35%. The company's market cap currently stands at $26.88 billion with an average daily volume of 1.69 million shares. $4.11 billion was Edison International's last reported revenue with $1.09 being the current EPS.
Eversource | Up 1.51% to $72.08 Friday
The US utilities provider has recovered 4.55% since descending to a significant low of $67.92 around 19 days ago. So far this year, it has been under-performing the S&P 500 by 25.33%. Currently, the US utilities provider has a market capitalization of $25.14 billion with an average daily volume of 2.30 million shares. Eversource Energy is forecasted to generate revenues of $3.22 billion and EPS of $1.34.