SO vs XEL

A side-by-side look at SO and XEL, updated throughout the trading session.

SOSO Open SO on Vela

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Performance, normalized

Z-scored closes: both paths on one scale, price levels aside.

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SO vs XEL: how they differ

The Southern Company (SO) and Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) are both in the Utilities sector, in the same Regulated Electric industry. SO trades on NYSE and XEL on NASDAQ.

SO trades about 6.0 million shares a day on average, against 5.4 million for XEL. XEL has the higher beta (0.37 against 0.30 for SO), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. Over the trailing twelve months, SO paid $3.00 per share in dividends and XEL paid $2.35 per share.

Figures as of October 25, 2026.

The chart Z-score-normalizes each closing series, computing (close − mean) ÷ standard deviation over the window, so both paths share one scale regardless of price level, and correlation is computed on daily returns. Figures update throughout the trading session. Nothing on this page is financial advice.