Shares of Plug Power Inc. PLUG, -1.34% slid 1.34% to $21.34 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP, +1.88% rising 1.88% to 12,390.69 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.97% rising 0.97% to 32,845.13. The stock’s fall snapped a two-day winning streak. Plug Power Inc. closed $25.16 below its 52-week high ($46.50), which the company achieved on November 22nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Ballard Power Systems Inc. BLDP, +0.25% rose 0.25% to $8.03, Methanex Corp. MEOH, +1.11% rose 1.11% to $37.20, and Enviva Inc. EVA, +1.61% rose 1.61% to $69.63. Trading volume (32.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 21.5 M.