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title: "Southern Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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description: "Southern Co. (SO) shares rose 2.08% to $95.80 on Wednesday, outperforming competitors like NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy during a generally weak market session where the S&P 500 and Dow Jones fell slightly. This gain ended a three-day losing streak for Southern Co., though it remains near its 52-week high. Trading volume was below the 50-day average."
datetime: "2026-07-22T20:37:48.000Z"
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# Southern Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Southern Co. (SO) rose 2.08% to $95.80 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.14% to 7,498.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.01% to 52,218.58.

The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.

Southern Co. closed 4.99% below its 52-week high of $100.84, which the company achieved on October 16th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) rose 1.68% to $89.41, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 1.78% to $71.09, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP) rose 1.98% to $133.07.

Trading volume (4.5 M) remained 1.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.9 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 22, 2026.

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