DJ Southern Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 3.02% to $91.40 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.55% to 5,770.20 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.52% to 42,801.72.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Southern Co. closed 3.23% short of its 52-week high of $94.45, which the company reached on October 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 4.03% to $72.83, Dominion Energy Inc. $(D)$ rose 2.85% to $55.22, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ rose 1.98% to $104.62.
Trading volume (6.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 7, 2025.
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March 07, 2025 16:38 ET (21:38 GMT)
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