SO

Southern Company
Electric Utilities · Utilities · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$92.19
+0.1% on the session
1-year return
+2.6%
+2.9% over six months
Volatility
17.0%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-15.0%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Southern Company is a electric utilities name in the utilities sector. Over the past year it returned +2.6%, against -1.3% over three months and -1.0% over one. It sits just 1.3% above its 200-day average — technically in an uptrend, but without much room. Annualized volatility of 17.0% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -15.0%, and it has traded a median $469M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate -0.19 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Utilities#22 of 31
Stronger than 30% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#285 of 500

How SO scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 14 others in Electric Utilities.

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Full metrics
1 day+0.1%
1 week+0.5%
1 month-1.0%
3 months-1.3%
6 months+2.9%
1 year+2.6%
12-1 momentum+3.6%
Volatility (1y, annualized)17.0%
Max drawdown (1y)-15.0%
Distance vs 200-day average+1.3%
Return per unit of risk0.15
Median daily dollar volume$469M
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