DJ Southern Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 1.72% to $89.48 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.09% to 5,963.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.32% to 42,792.07.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Southern Co. closed 5.26% below its 52-week high of $94.45, which the company achieved on October 24th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ fell 1.52% to $73.86, Dominion Energy Inc. $(D)$ rose 0.77% to $56.20, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ rose 0.72% to $103.78.
Trading volume (6.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 19, 2025.
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