DJ Southern Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 1.87% to $92.56 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.57% to 6,832.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.34% to 49,451.98.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Southern Co. closed 8.21% 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 Thursday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 0.62% to $91.93, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 0.73% to $65.12, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ rose 3.42% to $126.43.
Trading volume (13.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 12, 2026.
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February 12, 2026 16:41 ET (21:41 GMT)
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