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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Southern Company (The) stock logo
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Southern
$98.23
+2.2%
$93.62
$80.46
$98.36
$108.12B0.435.61 million shs5.30 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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Southern
0.00%+3.89%+6.64%+6.08%+10.46%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Southern Company (The) stock logo
SO
Southern
$98.23
+2.2%
$93.62
$80.46
$98.36
$108.12B0.435.61 million shs5.30 million shs
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Nuclear energy stocks are roaring. It's the hottest energy sector of the year. Cameco Corp, Paladin Energy, and BWX Technologies were all up more than 40% in 2024. The biggest market moves could still be ahead of us, and there are seven nuclear energy stocks that could rise much higher in the next several months. To unlock these tickers, enter your email address below.

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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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Southern
0.00%+3.89%+6.64%+6.08%+10.46%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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Southern
2.21
Hold$96.31-1.96% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest SO Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/10/2025
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UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$100.00 ➝ $104.00
10/8/2025
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Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingBuy (B)
10/6/2025
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Evercore ISI
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Initiated CoverageIn-Line$103.00
10/6/2025
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Evercore ISI
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UpgradeHold
10/3/2025
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Southern
Scotiabank
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Reiterated RatingSector OutperformSector Perform$99.00
10/3/2025
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Scotiabank
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DowngradeSector OutperformSector Perform$99.00
9/27/2025
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Southern
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingBuy (B)
9/25/2025
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Southern
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$94.00 ➝ $92.00
8/21/2025
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Morgan Stanley
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Reiterated RatingOutperform
8/21/2025
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$97.00 ➝ $98.00
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CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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Southern
$26.72B4.04$8.86 per share11.09$33.47 per share2.93
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
$4.40B$3.8925.2521.403.4015.10%12.09%3.06%10/30/2025 (Estimated)

Latest SO Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
10/30/2025Q3 2025
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Southern
$1.46N/AN/AN/A$8.04 billionN/A
7/31/2025Q2 2025
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Southern
$0.9910$0.91-$0.0810$0.79$6.70 billion$6.97 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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Southern
$2.963.01%N/A76.09%25 Years

Latest SO Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/21/2025
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Southern
quarterly$0.743.12%8/18/20258/18/20259/8/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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Southern
1.69
0.74
0.54

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
28,6001.10 billion1.10 billionOptionable

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Optas LLC Invests $241,000 in Southern Company (The) $SO
Southern (NYSE:SO) Earns Buy (B) Rating from Weiss Ratings

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Southern NYSE:SO

$98.23 +2.10 (+2.18%)
Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$97.75 -0.48 (-0.49%)
As of 10/10/2025 07:55 PM 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.