DJ Southern Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 1.10% to $87.22 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.01% to 6,921.46 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.55% to 49,266.11.
Southern Co. closed 13.50% below its 52-week high of $100.84, which the company achieved on October 16th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 1.43% to $79.49, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 1.26% to $57.80, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ rose 1.96% to $115.93.
Trading volume (4.1 M) remained 2.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 8, 2026.
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January 08, 2026 16:40 ET (21:40 GMT)
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