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May 15, 2023Against the current: Markets slid, yet NRG Energy Inc, NextEra Energy, Korea Electric Power Corporation went up and made this list of Friday's top utilities stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as Nasdaq was down 0.35% before closing the session at 12,300. S&P 500 shed 0.16% and closed at 4,124.
Despite markets falling Friday, some utilities stocks managed to post gains. Have a look at these Top Gainers.
NextEra Energy | Closed +2.44% at $77.96
The US electricity supplier is up 8.92% from the significant low of $69.87 it hit 2 months ago. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P 500 by 14.72%. NextEra Energy's market cap is currently $157.75 billion with an average daily volume of 6.67 million shares. $3.92 billion was NextEra Energy's last reported revenue with 74 cents being the current EPS.
NRG | Up 5.64% to $32.79 Friday
The nuclear electric power company has shed 26.27% over the past six months. So far this year, it has been under-performing the S&P 500 by 4.71%. Currently, the Houston-based energy supplier has a market capitalization of $7.55 billion with an average daily trading volume of 4.40 million shares. NRG Energy's last revenue report was $7.72 billion with an EPS of 86 cents.
Korea Electric Power | Closed +2.34% at $7.44
After hitting an important low of $5.8 approximately 6 months ago, the South Korean electric utility provider has bounced back 25.34% since. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 19.61%. South Korea's largest electric utility company's market cap currently stands at $9.55 billion with an average daily volume of 171,052 shares.
