DJ Southern Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Southern Co. $(SO)$ slid 1.25% to $88.19 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.54% to 6,976.44 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.05% to 49,407.66.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Southern Co. closed 12.54% short of its 52-week high of $100.84, which the company reached on October 16th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ fell 1.79% to $86.33, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 0.23% to $60.03, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ fell 1.21% to $118.33.
Trading volume (5.3 M) remained 365,534 below its 50-day average volume of 5.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 2, 2026.
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February 02, 2026 16:40 ET (21:40 GMT)
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