Southern Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Southern Co. (SO) shares rose 1.30% to $90.10, outperforming competitors NextEra Energy, Dominion Energy, and American Electric Power on a mixed trading day. The gain ended a two-day losing streak, though the stock remains 10.65% below its 52-week high of $100.84. Trading volume reached 8.5 million, exceeding the 50-day average.
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Shares of Southern Co. (SO) rallied 1.30% to $90.10 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.26% to 53,417.16 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.28% to 7,652.86.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Southern Co. closed 10.65% below its 52-week high of $100.84, which the company reached on October 16th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) rose 0.54% to $84.10, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 0.02% to $66.61, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP) rose 0.86% to $121.98.
Trading volume (8.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 24, 2026.
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