DJ Southern Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of Southern Co. $(SO)$ slid 1.26% to $95.93 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.02% to 6,886.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.63% to 48,218.25.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Southern Co. closed 4.86% below its 52-week high of $100.84, which the company reached on October 16th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ fell 1.89% to $92.30, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 1.96% to $62.97, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ fell 1.35% to $134.46.

Trading volume (4.7 M) remained 1.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.2 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 13, 2026.

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April 13, 2026 16:38 ET (20:38 GMT)

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