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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$92.66
+0.2%
$95.82
$83.09
$100.83
$104.70B0.364.78 million shs6.07 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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Southern
-1.41%-4.52%-4.63%+2.38%+0.19%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$92.66
+0.2%
$95.82
$83.09
$100.83
$104.70B0.364.78 million shs6.07 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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SO
Southern
-1.41%-4.52%-4.63%+2.38%+0.19%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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Southern
2.30
Hold$99.857.77% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest SO Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/1/2026
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UpgradeBuy (B-)Buy (B)
5/1/2026
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Set Price Target$105.00
5/1/2026
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Reiterated RatingOutperform$104.00
4/21/2026
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Lower Price TargetUnderweight$94.00 ➝ $92.00
4/21/2026
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Southern
Initiated CoverageHold$103.00
4/10/2026
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Southern
Reiterated RatingBuy
4/10/2026
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight$88.00 ➝ $99.00
3/6/2026
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Boost Price TargetBuy$108.00 ➝ $112.00
3/5/2026
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Southern
UpgradeIn-LineOutperform$111.00
3/4/2026
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UpgradeUnderweightSector Weight
(Data available from 5/8/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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Southern
$29.55B3.53$9.70 per share9.55$35.40 per share2.62
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
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Southern
$4.34B$3.9323.6318.832.8314.46%12.64%3.17%N/A

Latest SO Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/30/2026Q1 2026
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Southern
$1.21$1.32+$0.11$1.20$8.07 billion$8.40 billion
2/18/2026Q4 2025
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Southern
$0.56$0.55-$0.01$0.38$6.41 billion$6.98 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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Southern
$2.963.19%+2.97%75.32%25 Years

Latest SO Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/20/2026
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Southern
quarterly$0.763.25%5/18/20265/18/20266/8/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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Southern
1.68
0.65
0.45

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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Southern
64.10%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
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Southern
0.16%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
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Southern
29,8001.13 billion1.13 billionOptionable

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Southern NYSE:SO

$92.66 +0.23 (+0.24%)
As of 09:41 AM Eastern
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The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it owns and operates nuclear, coal, hydro, cogeneration, solar, wind, battery storage, and fuel cell facilities. Further, the constructs, operates, and maintains approximately 77,900 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.9 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, it develops distributed energy and resilience solutions; deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers; and offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.