NYSE:SO

Southern Price Target, Predictions & Analyst Ratings

$64.75

+0.28 (+0.43%)

(As of 12/8/2021 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range: $64.26
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$64.91
50-Day Range: $61.10
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$64.75
52-Week Range: $56.69
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$67.54

Volume: 4.51 million shs
Average Volume: 4.02 million shs
Market Capitalization: $68.62 billion

P/E Ratio: 22.88
Dividend Yield: 4.09%
Beta: 0.48

Southern (NYSE:SO) Price Target and Consensus Rating

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Analyst Rating Consensus

Buy
Based on 11 Analyst Ratings

Analyst Price Target Consensus

$69.36
7.13% Upside

High PT	$76.00
Average PT	$69.36
Low PT	$60.00

Type	Current 12/9/20 to 12/9/21	1 Month Ago 11/9/20 to 11/9/21	3 Months Ago 9/10/20 to 9/10/21	1 Year Ago 12/10/19 to 12/9/20
Consensus Rating	Buy	Hold	Hold	Hold
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	8 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)
Hold	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$69.36	$68.75	$69.17	$64.47
Price Target Upside	7.13% Upside	9.56% Upside	8.84% Upside	7.09% Upside

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Analyst Ratings By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

Average Share Price and Price Target by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Southern (NYSE:SO) vs. Its Competitors

Type	Southern	Utilities Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.55	2.37	2.56
Consensus Rating	Buy	Hold	Buy
Price Target Upside	7.13% Upside	29.67% Upside	10.05% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News	Neutral News	Neutral News
MarketBeat Community Rating	Outperform Votes 507 53.54% Underperform Votes 440 46.46%	Avg. Outperform Votes 197 61.37% Avg. Underperform Votes 124 38.63%	Avg. Outperform Votes 834 69.44% Avg. Underperform Votes 367 30.56%

Southern (NYSE:SO) Analyst Ratings History

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/6/2021	Mizuho		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral	$55.00 ➝ $60.00	-4.50%
10/19/2021	KeyCorp		Boost Price Target	Overweight	$68.00 ➝ $69.00	+10.49%
9/17/2021	Morgan Stanley		Lower Price Target	Underweight	$64.00 ➝ $63.00	-3.64%
9/7/2021	Guggenheim		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$72.00	+8.65%
8/2/2021	Wells Fargo & Company		Reiterated Rating	Buy
5/25/2021	Barclays		Boost Price Target	Average ➝ Overweight	$70.00 ➝ $76.00	+17.98%
5/19/2021	Argus		Boost Price Target	Buy	$68.00 ➝ $73.00	+13.78%
5/19/2021	Credit Suisse Group		Reiterated Rating	Buy
1/21/2021	Evercore ISI		Downgrade	In-Line ➝ Underperform	$61.00	+0.58%
1/19/2021	Bank of America		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$64.00	+7.27%

12/15/2020	Scotiabank		Upgrade	Sector Perform ➝ Outperform	$66.00 ➝ $75.00	+25.71%
11/24/2020	BMO Capital Markets		Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$67.00	+10.84%
9/1/2020	UBS Group	Daniel Ford	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$57.00 ➝ $55.00	+5.40%
5/20/2020	Seaport Global Securities	A. Storozynski	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$60.00	+12.00%
4/30/2020	Royal Bank of Canada		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$67.00	+19.37%
3/12/2020	Wolfe Research		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform
2/20/2020	Cfra		Boost Price Target	Hold	$62.00 ➝ $66.00	-4.11%
1/27/2020	Citigroup		Boost Price Target	Neutral	$61.00 ➝ $73.00	+5.13%
12/18/2019	SunTrust Banks	Ali Agha	Boost Price Target	Hold	$60.00 ➝ $63.00	-0.86%
12/18/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co.		Boost Price Target	Underweight	$63.00 ➝ $64.00	+0.47%

(Data available from 12/9/2016 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Southern (NYSE:SO) Analyst Ratings Frequently Asked Questions

What is Southern's consensus rating and price target?: According to the issued ratings of 11 analysts in the last year, the consensus rating for Southern stock is Buy based on the current 2 sell ratings, 1 hold rating and 8 buy ratings for SO. The average twelve-month price target for Southern is $69.36 with a high price target of $76.00 and a low price target of $60.00. Learn more on SO's analyst rating history
Do Wall Street analysts like Southern more than its competitors?: Analysts like Southern stock more than the stock of other Utilities companies. The consensus rating for Southern is Buy while the average consensus rating for utilities companies is Hold. Learn more on how SO compares to other companies
Do MarketBeat users like Southern more than its competitors?: MarketBeat users like Southern stock less than the stock of other Utilities companies. 53.54% of MarketBeat users gave Southern an outperform vote while utilities companies recieve an average of 61.37% outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Is Southern being upgraded by Wall Street analysts?: Over the previous 90 days, Southern's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
Does Southern's stock price have much upside?: According to analysts, Southern's stock has a predicted upside of 9.94% based on their 12-month price targets.
What analysts cover Southern?: Southern has been rated by KeyCorp, Mizuho, and Morgan Stanley in the past 90 days.

This page was last updated on 12/9/2021 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Southern Price Target, Predictions & Analyst Ratings

Southern (NYSE:SO) Price Target and Consensus Rating