--- title: "Southern Co. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/285994247.md" description: "Southern Co. (SO) shares rose 1.42% to $93.10 on Monday, ending a five-day losing streak, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones both increased by 0.19%. Despite this gain, Southern Co. underperformed compared to competitors like NextEra Energy (NEE), which rose 1.87%, and Dominion Energy (D), which rose 1.08%. The stock remains 7.67% below its 52-week high of $100.84 reached on October 16th, with trading volume at 4.4 million, below the 50-day average of 5.2 million." datetime: "2026-05-11T20:40:10.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/285994247.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285994247.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/285994247.md) --- # Southern Co. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights. Shares of Southern Co. (SO) rose 1.42% to $93.10 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.19% to 7,412.84 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.19% to 49,704.47. The stock's rise snapped a five-day losing streak. Southern Co. closed 7.67% 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) rose 1.87% to $94.84, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 1.08% to $62.56, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP) rose 0.41% to $130.70. Trading volume (4.4 M) remained 720,217 below its 50-day average volume of 5.2 M. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 11, 2026. This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. (END) Dow Jones Newswires 05-11-26 1640ET ### Related Stocks - [SO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SO.US.md) - [JXI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JXI.US.md) - [XLU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XLU.US.md) - [UTSL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UTSL.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [NEE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE.US.md) - [D.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/D.US.md) - [AEP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AEP.US.md) - [FDS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FDS.US.md) - [SOJF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOJF.US.md) - [SOMN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOMN.US.md) - [SOJD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOJD.US.md) - [SOJE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOJE.US.md) - [SOJC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOJC.US.md) - [NEE-N.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-N.US.md) - [NEE-W.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-W.US.md) - [NEP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEP.US.md) - [NEE-R.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-R.US.md) - [NEE-T.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-T.US.md) - [NEE-U.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-U.US.md) - [NEE-S.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-S.US.md) - [NEE-V.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-V.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Has $40.13 Million Stake in Southern Company (The) $SO](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286734250.md) - [Securian Asset Management Inc. Has $2.61 Million Position in Southern Company (The) $SO](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286074570.md) - [Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan Buys 27,326 Shares of NextEra Energy, Inc. $NEE](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286666464.md) - [TTEC Stock Should Be on Your Radar as the Little-Known Company Quietly Builds Something Rivals Will Struggle to Copy](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286652417.md) - [Allworth Financial LP Raises Position in American Electric Power Company, Inc. $AEP](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286664096.md)