DJ Southern Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Southern Co. $(SO)$ slid 1.10% to $90.08 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.97% to 6,932.30 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.47% to 50,115.67.
The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Southern Co. closed 10.67% short of its 52-week high of $100.84, which the company achieved on October 16th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 0.29% to $89.47, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 0.30% to $62.33, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ rose 0.16% to $120.80.
Trading volume (5.5 M) remained 182,381 below its 50-day average volume of 5.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 6, 2026.
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February 06, 2026 16:40 ET (21:40 GMT)
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