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Shares of Southern Co. advanced 4.4% to $95.05 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.3% to 6,861.89 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.5% to 49,395.16.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Southern Co. closed 5.7% short of its 52-week high of $100.84, which the company reached on October 16th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as NextEra Energy Inc. rose 0.5% to $91.64, Dominion Energy Inc. rose 1.1% to $65.46, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. rose 0.90% to $128.42.
Trading volume totaled 16.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 6.0 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 19, 2026 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)
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