Shares of Southern Co. SO sank 0.64% to $70.95 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.02% to 4,192.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.42% to 33,286.58.
The stock’s fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Southern Co. closed $9.62 below its 52-week high ($80.57), which the company achieved on August 19th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as NextEra Energy Inc. NEE rose 0.13% to $74.58, Dominion Energy Inc. D rose 0.08% to $52.16, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. AEP fell 0.17% to $86.41.
Trading volume (2.9 M) remained 1.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.4 M.