Yahoo · Nov 6, 2026
Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Southern Company Stock?
Southern Company has underperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain unsure about the stock’s prospects.
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AMEX · XLU
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
Financial Services · Asset Management
$43.13
Down-$0.17 (-0.39%)
Updated Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 PM
SID Score
6.0/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
54/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 22.71B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 5.35%
- 52-week range
- $39.03 – $47.71
- Volume
- 27.25M
- Avg. volume
- 20.95M
Price performance · XLU
XLU price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Nov 6, 2026
XLU closed at $43.13 after 20 trading sessions, up 3.60% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $43.13
- Period change
- +3.60%
- Period low
- $41.36
- Period high
- $43.67
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 | $42.69 | $43.37 | $42.6309 | $43.13 | 27.25M |
| Nov 5, 2026 | $44.005 | $44.09 | $43.0413 | $43.30 | 47.7M |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $43.36 | $43.7897 | $42.80 | $43.61 | 41.32M |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $43.52 | $43.73 | $43.29 | $43.42 | 25.71M |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $43.31 | $43.80 | $43.24 | $43.67 | 29.81M |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $43.44 | $43.65 | $43.35 | $43.43 | 30.34M |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $42.90 | $43.25 | $42.86 | $43.14 | 24.86M |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $42.83 | $42.965 | $42.42 | $42.49 | 19.08M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $42.64 | $42.89 | $42.505 | $42.85 | 16.93M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $42.53 | $42.815 | $42.4701 | $42.55 | 13.97M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $42.73 | $42.81 | $42.39 | $42.56 | 18.7M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $42.11 | $42.88 | $42.01 | $42.87 | 29.97M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $42.25 | $42.26 | $41.865 | $42.00 | 40.75M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $41.60 | $41.98 | $41.44 | $41.88 | 17.94M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $42.13 | $42.18 | $41.28 | $41.36 | 24.39M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $41.87 | $42.29 | $41.625 | $42.21 | 31.91M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $42.185 | $42.20 | $41.42 | $41.65 | 35.26M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $41.80 | $41.88 | $41.24 | $41.72 | 35.42M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $41.80 | $41.95 | $41.09 | $41.87 | 27.23M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $41.46 | $41.64 | $41.20 | $41.63 | 16.56M |
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In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.
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Yahoo · Nov 5, 2026
Should You Invest in the State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU)?
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Yahoo · Nov 4, 2026
Exelon Stock Outlook: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish?
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Yahoo · Nov 4, 2026
State Street Utilities SPDR (XLU) Sells NextEra and Southern on Nov. 2
The fund sold $203.0 million of stock, cutting all 31 positions and adding no new holdings.
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