DJ Southern Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Southern Co. (SO) shed 1.43% to $85.52 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.17% to 7,650.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.18% to 51,682.64.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Southern Co. closed 15.19% below its 52-week high of $100.84, which the company reached on October 16th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ fell 1.00% to $80.47, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 1.10% to $63.58, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP) fell 1.33% to $120.00.
Trading volume (15.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 18, 2026.