Here’s Why Constellation Energy Group (CEG) Led This Week’s Rally

We recently published an article titled These 10 Firms Led This Week’s Rally. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Constellation Energy Group (NASDAQ:CEG) stands against the other stocks.

Ten companies finished stronger this week, outpacing the broader market thanks to a series of catalysts that lifted investor sentiment.

On Friday, the Dow Jones recorded its largest weekly drop, falling 1.07%, while the S&P’s main index and Nasdaq declined by 0.71% and 0.62%, respectively.

Despite a lackluster performance from Wall Street’s major indices, 10 companies demonstrated notable resilience. In this article, we will look at their past week’s performance and the reasons that fueled their rally.

To come up with this week’s top gainers, we considered only the stocks with at least $2 billion in market capitalization and $5 million in daily trading volume.

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Constellation Energy Group (NASDAQ:CEG)

Constellation Energy Group (NASDAQ:CEG) saw its share price this week jump by 22.02 percent to end at $305.19 each versus the $250.11 finish the week prior following news that the company is set to acquire geothermal firm Calpine Corp. for a whopping $16.4 billion.

Touted as one of the largest acquisition plans in the history of the US power industry, Constellation Energy Group (NASDAQ:CEG)’s acquisition plan came at a time when electricity demand continued to rise, driven by the rapid development of the Artificial Intelligence sector which was expected to require a higher power demand for its data centers.

Following the announcement, Constellation Energy CEO Joe Dominguez told investors that demand for energy products “is expected to grow by levels we haven’t seen in a lifetime.”

Upon completion, the deal would make Constellation, currently the largest US nuclear energy producer, into the US’ biggest independent power provider, sharply growing its mix of natural gas-fired electricity generation.

Overall CEG ranks 3rd on our list of the firms that led this week’s rally. While we acknowledge the potential of CEG as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than CEG but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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