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Southern Company (SO)

Southern Company (SO)
87.64 -1.30 (-1.46%) 11:18 ET [NYSE]
87.53 x 11 87.69 x 1
Realtime by (Cboe BZX)
87.53 x 11 87.69 x 1
Realtime 88.44 -0.50 (-0.56%) 09:27 ET
Quote Overview for Mon, Apr 7th, 2025
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Day Low
86.42
Day High
89.14
Open 87.75
Previous Close 88.94 88.94
Volume 2,213,340 2,213,340
Avg Vol 4,669,835 4,669,835
Stochastic %K 44.44% 44.44%
Weighted Alpha +21.26 +21.26
5-Day Change -4.04 (-4.39%) -4.04 (-4.39%)
52-Week Range 67.53 - 94.45 67.53 - 94.45
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Fundamentals

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  • Market Capitalization, $K 97,549,568
  • Shares Outstanding, K 1,096,802
  • Annual Sales, $ 26,724 M
  • Annual Income, $ 4,401 M
  • EBIT $ 11,823 M
  • EBITDA $ 17,089 M
  • 60-Month Beta 0.39
  • Price/Sales 3.80
  • Price/Cash Flow 10.45
  • Price/Book 2.77

Options Overview Details

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  • Implied Volatility 31.04% ( +1.62%)
  • Historical Volatility 23.27%
  • IV Percentile 100%
  • IV Rank 100.00%
  • IV High 31.04% on 04/07/25
  • IV Low 11.98% on 05/31/24
  • Put/Call Vol Ratio 0.95
  • Today's Volume 1,483
  • Volume Avg (30-Day) 3,603
  • Put/Call OI Ratio 0.49
  • Today's Open Interest 98,313
  • Open Int (30-Day) 89,151

Analyst Rating / Earnings Estimates

Current Rating
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Moderate Buy
Based on 20 analysts offering recommendations.
Earnings Estimates - Current Qtr 03/31/25
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  • Average Estimate 1.17
  • Number of Estimates 4
  • High Estimate 1.20
  • Low Estimate 1.10
  • Prior Year 1.03
  • Growth Rate Est. (year over year) +13.59%

Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
86.36 +1.79%
on 04/07/25
Period Open: 91.40
93.65 -6.13%
on 04/04/25
-3.49 (-3.82%)
since 03/07/25
3-Month
80.50 +9.20%
on 01/13/25
Period Open: 81.09
93.65 -6.13%
on 04/04/25
+6.82 (+8.41%)
since 01/07/25
52-Week
67.53 +30.18%
on 04/16/24
Period Open: 69.91
94.45 -6.92%
on 10/24/24
+18.00 (+25.75%)
since 04/05/24

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Southern Company Enhances Security With OneLayer's Bridge Platform

The Southern Company’s SO subsidiary, Southern Linc, has taken a significant step in enhancing the security and management of its CriticalLinc LTE network by partnering with OneLayer, a leader in private...

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Southern Company & EPRI Join Forces to Fast-Track Energy Innovation

The Southern Company SO and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) have recently joined forces to launch the Emerging Technologies Pilot (ETP) Program to provide innovative solutions in the energy...

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During recent volatility, the utilities sector has held up better than the broader market, maintaining technical strength above key moving averages.

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How Is Ameren's Stock Performance Compared to Other Infrastructure Stocks?

Ameren has outperformed other infrastructure stocks over the past year, and analysts maintain a reasonably optimistic outlook on its future potential.

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Is PPL Corporation Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq?

PPL Corporation has outperformed the Nasdaq Composite over the past year and analysts remain reasonably optimistic about its future growth potential.

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Edison Stock: Is EIX Underperforming the Utilities Sector?

Despite Edison’s underperformance compared to the utility sector over the past year, analysts remain moderately optimistic about its future outlook.

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Here's Why Hold Strategy Makes Sense for Southern Stock Now

Southern Company SO is a leading player in the U.S. utilities sector, handling the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity through its various subsidiaries. The company owns a wide range...

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Exelon Corporation’s EXC investments to strengthen transmission and distribution infrastructure to allow it to meet rising demand from customers. EXC’s cost-saving initiatives and stable operations...

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D : 50.36 (-4.49%)
SO : 87.21 (-1.95%)
NEE : 65.08 (-2.74%)

Barchart Technical Opinion

The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 64% Buy with a Weakening short term outlook on maintaining the current direction.

Long term indicators fully support a continuation of the trend.

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Business Summary

Atlanta, GA-based Southern Company is one of the largest utilities in the United States. The company deals with the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. Southern Company serves approximately nine million customers in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and other states,...

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 97.39
2nd Resistance Point 95.52
1st Resistance Point 92.23
Last Price 87.21
1st Support Level 87.07
2nd Support Level 85.20
3rd Support Level 81.91

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52-Week High 94.45
Last Price 87.21
Fibonacci 61.8% 84.17
Fibonacci 50% 80.99
Fibonacci 38.2% 77.81
52-Week Low 67.53

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