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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (SPCE) slid 2.43% to $19.66 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.21% to 35,677.02 and the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.82% to 15,090.20. Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. closed $43.14 short of its 52-week high ($62.80), which the company achieved on February 4th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) fell 2.12% to $47.63, Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) fell 1.63% to $39.74, and Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR (RY4C.DB) rose 0.01% to $108.41. Trading volume (8.6 M) remained 5.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 14.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 22, 2021.
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