Southern Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Southern Co. (SO) shares fell 2.72% to $88.94 on Friday, underperforming the broader market as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones rose. This marks the stock's second consecutive day of losses, with SO trading 11.80% below its 52-week high. While competitors NextEra Energy, Dominion Energy, and American Electric Power also declined, Southern Co.'s drop was steeper than NEE and D but less severe than AEP.
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Shares of Southern Co. (SO) shed 2.72% to $88.94 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Southern Co. closed 11.80% below 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 Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) fell 1.62% to $83.65, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 1.29% to $66.60, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP) fell 3.79% to $120.94.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.
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