NYSE:SO

Southern - SO Price Target & Analyst Ratings

$67.64

+1.91 (+2.91%)

(As of 11/30/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $65.47
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$67.83
50-Day Range: $61.50
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$76.13
52-Week Range: $60.71
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$80.57

Volume: 7.98 million shs
Average Volume: 4.14 million shs
Market Capitalization: $73.64 billion

P/E Ratio: 21.41
Dividend Yield: 4.14%
Price Target: $71.42

Southern Consensus Rating and Price Target (2023)

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 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 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.

Consensus Analyst Rating

Hold
Based on 14 Analyst Ratings

Consensus Analyst Price Target

$71.42
5.58% Upside

High Prediction	$87.00
Average Prediction	$71.42
Low Prediction	$59.00

Type	Current 12/1/21 to 12/1/22	1 Month Ago 11/1/21 to 11/1/22	3 Months Ago 9/2/21 to 9/2/22	1 Year Ago 12/1/20 to 12/1/21
Consensus Rating	Hold	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	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)
Hold	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)
Sell	5 Sell rating(s)	5 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$71.42	$71.67	$74.64	$68.91
Predicted Upside	5.58% Upside	0.98% Upside	1.63% Upside	9.41% Upside

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SO 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.

SO Price Targets 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 Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Southern	Utilities Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.00	2.35	2.48
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold
Predicted Upside	5.58% Upside	115.59% Upside	11.48% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News	Neutral News	Neutral News
MarketBeat Community Rating	Outperform Votes 511 51.83% Underperform Votes 475 48.17%	Avg. Outperform Votes 187 59.94% Avg. Underperform Votes 125 40.06%	Avg. Outperform Votes 853 68.13% Avg. Underperform Votes 399 31.87%

Historical Target Prices and Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
11/21/2022	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$80.00	+22.08%
11/11/2022	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underweight	$55.00 ➝ $59.00	-9.96%
10/24/2022	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$80.00 ➝ $69.00	+7.83%
10/24/2022	Bank Of America (Bofa) Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Underperform
10/24/2022	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform	$63.00 ➝ $59.00	-8.01%
10/20/2022	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Sector Weight ➝ Overweight	$70.00	+8.21%
10/19/2022	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Equal Weight	$72.00 ➝ $70.00	+8.65%
9/14/2022	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$83.00 ➝ $87.00	+11.21%
8/22/2022	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Sell	$53.00 ➝ $61.00	-23.90%
7/18/2022	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight	$82.00 ➝ $79.00	+9.22%
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6/30/2022	Seaport Res Ptn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Storozynski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
6/22/2022	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Market Perform	$81.00 ➝ $70.00	+4.24%
4/25/2022	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$77.00	+2.71%
4/21/2022	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$67.00 ➝ $76.00	-0.65%
12/15/2021	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Sector Outperform ➝ Sector Perform
1/21/2021	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	In-Line ➝ Underperform	$61.00	+0.58%
4/30/2020	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$67.00	+19.37%
3/12/2020	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform
2/20/2020	Cfra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold	$62.00 ➝ $66.00	-4.11%
1/27/2020	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$61.00 ➝ $73.00	+5.13%
12/18/2019	SunTrust Banks Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Ali Agha Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$60.00 ➝ $63.00	-0.86%
12/18/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underweight	$63.00 ➝ $64.00	+0.47%

(Data available from 12/1/2017 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

SO Price Target - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Southern's consensus rating and price target?: According to the issued ratings of 14 analysts in the last year, the consensus rating for Southern stock is Hold based on the current 5 sell ratings, 4 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for SO. The average twelve-month price prediction for Southern is $71.42 with a high price target of $87.00 and a low price target of $59.00. Learn more on SO's analyst rating history.
Do Wall Street analysts like Southern more than its competitors?: Analysts like Southern less than other Utilities companies. The consensus rating score for Southern is 2.00 while the average consensus rating score for utilities companies is 2.35. Learn more on how SO compares to other companies.
Do MarketBeat users like Southern more than its competitors?: MarketBeat users like Southern less than other Utilities companies. 51.83% of MarketBeat users gave Southern an outperform vote while utilities companies recieve an average of 59.81% outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Is Southern being upgraded or downgraded by Wall Street analysts?: Over the previous 90 days, Southern's stock had 2 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.
Does Southern's stock price have much upside?: According to analysts, Southern's stock has a predicted upside of 1.20% based on their 12-month price targets.
What analysts cover Southern?: Southern has been rated by Argus, Bank Of America (Bofa), Bank of America, Guggenheim, KeyCorp, Morgan Stanley, UBS Group, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

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This page (NYSE:SO) was last updated on 12/1/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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