DJ Southern Co. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Southern Co. $(SO)$ slid 2.35% to $92.00 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.10% to 6,843.22 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.07% to 49,533.19.
The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Southern Co. closed 8.76% below its 52-week high of $100.84, which the company achieved on October 16th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ fell 1.16% to $92.71, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 1.29% to $65.65, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ rose 0.23% to $130.24.
Trading volume (9.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 17, 2026.
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February 17, 2026 16:40 ET (21:40 GMT)
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