Southern Co. Stock Outperforms Market On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Southern Co. (SO) inched 0.65% higher to $65.23 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.07% to 4,048.42 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.12% to 33,431.44. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. Southern Co. closed $15.34 below its 52-week high ($80.57), which the company achieved on August 19th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) rose 0.77% to $74.40, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 0.05% to $55.97, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP) rose 0.31% to $89.37. Trading volume (4.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 6, 2023.
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March 06, 2023 17:24 ET (22:24 GMT)
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