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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$92.32
-1.6%
$88.57
$81.69
▼
$99.58
$109.25B0.36.93 million shs15.95 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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Southern
-1.51%-1.26%+4.74%-0.55%+0.38%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$92.32
-1.6%
$88.57
$81.69
▼
$99.58
$109.25B0.36.93 million shs15.95 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
-1.51%-1.26%+4.74%-0.55%+0.38%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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Southern
2.29
Hold$97.325.41% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest SO Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
11/9/2026
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Southern
Set Price Target$99.00
10/27/2026
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SO
Southern
Reiterated RatingBuy (B)
10/26/2026
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Southern
Lower Price Target$101.00 ➝ $98.00
10/22/2026
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SO
Southern
Initiated CoverageBuy$99.50
10/21/2026
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SO
Southern
Lower Price TargetUnderweight$85.00 ➝ $84.00
10/21/2026
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Southern
Set Price Target$98.00
10/21/2026
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Southern
Reiterated RatingOutperform
10/20/2026
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Southern
Lower Price TargetHold$96.00 ➝ $95.00
10/20/2026
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Southern
Lower Price TargetHold$96.00 ➝ $95.00
10/16/2026
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Southern
Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$101.00 ➝ $92.00
(Data available from 11/13/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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Southern
$29.55B3.64$9.63 per share9.59$38.48 per share2.40
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$4.3919.0018.732.4416.00%13.57%3.52%N/A

Latest SO Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
11/5/2026Q3 2026
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Southern
$1.71$1.94+$0.23$1.76$8.38 billion$8.84 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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Southern
$3.043.29%+2.97%69.25%25 Years

Latest SO Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
10/20/2026
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Southern
quarterly$0.763.35%11/16/202611/16/202612/7/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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Southern
1.55
0.84
0.62

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
29,8001.16 billion1.16 billionOptionable

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Southern NYSE:SO

$92.32 -1.52 (-1.62%)
Closing price 11/12/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$93.07 +0.75 (+0.81%)
As of 05:19 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.