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Southern Company (SO)

Southern Company (SO)
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Fundamentals

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  • Market Capitalization, $K 104,196,432
  • Shares Outstanding, K 1,127,301
  • Annual Sales, $ 29,553 M
  • Annual Income, $ 4,341 M
  • EBIT $ 12,928 M
  • EBITDA $ 18,958 M
  • 60-Month Beta 0.36
  • Price/Sales 3.57
  • Price/Cash Flow 9.55
  • Price/Book 2.64

Options Overview Details

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  • Implied Volatility 18.53% (-0.94%)
  • Historical Volatility 17.67%
  • IV Percentile 38%
  • IV Rank 44.58%
  • IV High 23.53% on 04/22/26
  • IV Low 14.51% on 08/18/25
  • Expected Move (DTE 7) 1.33 (1.45%)
  • Put/Call Vol Ratio 0.14
  • Today's Volume 4,725
  • Volume Avg (30-Day) 4,450
  • Put/Call OI Ratio 0.76
  • Today's Open Interest 108,131
  • Open Int (30-Day) 102,691
  • Expected Range 90.65 to 93.31

Analyst Rating / Earnings Estimates

Current Rating
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Moderate Buy
Based on 25 analysts offering recommendations.
Earnings Estimates - Current Qtr 06/30/26
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  • Average Estimate $1.03
  • Number of Estimates 3
  • High Estimate $1.10
  • Low Estimate $0.98
  • Prior Year $0.91
  • Growth Rate Est. (year over year) +13.19%

Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
91.60 +0.41%
on 04/22/26
98.49 -6.61%
on 04/09/26
-5.19 (-5.34%)
since 04/08/26
3-Month
88.84 +3.53%
on 02/09/26
99.58 -7.63%
on 03/17/26
+1.90 (+2.11%)
since 02/06/26
52-Week
83.09 +10.70%
on 05/14/25
100.83 -8.78%
on 10/16/25
+1.67 (+1.85%)
since 05/08/25

Most Recent Stories

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Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Chris Womack Regarding the Passing of Ted Turner

ATLANTA , May 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Chris Womack said:

SO : 92.25 (-0.19%)
Southern Company Stock: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish?

Southern Company has underperformed the broader market over the past year, yet Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

XLU : 45.04 (-0.18%)
$SPX : 7,388.19 (+0.70%)
SO : 92.25 (-0.19%)
BA : 236.57 (+2.40%)
As American Water Works Hikes Its Dividend, Consider Buying AWK Stock in May

The broader investment case rests on AWK's 19-year dividend growth streak, a 5-year average dividend growth rate of about 9%, and a pending merger with Essential Utilities that would make it the largest...

AWK : 126.04 (-0.13%)
$SPX : 7,388.19 (+0.70%)
JNJ : 221.11 (-0.63%)
PH : 885.96 (+0.13%)
$DOWI : 49,597.49 (unch)
SO : 92.25 (-0.19%)
Dividend Boosters: Qualcomm, Southern , PACCAR Add Juice to Yields

Qualcomm leads a list of stocks increasing dividends, with its shares seeing a huge spike in April amid artificial intelligence optimism.

PCAR : 114.28 (+0.20%)
QCOM : 226.84 (+11.99%)
SO : 92.25 (-0.19%)
NYSE Content Update: Stocktwits Cashtag Awards Takes Place at NYSE Today

NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.

MA : 495.29 (-1.13%)
ICE : 155.24 (-0.56%)
SO : 92.25 (-0.19%)
Southern Co.: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Southern Co.: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

SO : 92.25 (-0.19%)
Southern Company reports first-quarter 2026 earnings

ATLANTA , April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today reported first-quarter earnings of $1.4 billion, or $1.21 per share, in 2026 compared with earnings of $1.3 billion, or $1.21 per share,...

SO : 92.25 (-0.19%)
Southern Company's Rate Base Growth Target Meets Its First Real Regulatory Test

Barchart Research What to Expect from SO Earnings SO Generated April 29, 2026 Current Price $93.51 EPS Estimate $$1.21 Consensus Rating Hold Average Move 2.04% Southern Company's Rate Base Growth Target...

SO : 92.25 (-0.19%)
Georgia Power continues to plan for additional generation to meet the energy needs of a growing Georgia

Latest filing with Georgia PSC requests 2,000 to 6,000 MW of new resources through competitive RFP by the end of 2033; Certification of an additional 385 MW of new solar resources under CARES 2023 program...

SO : 92.25 (-0.19%)
The Southern Company Earnings Preview: What to Expect

The Southern Company is set to post its first-quarter results next week, and analysts project a marginal earnings drop.

XLU : 45.04 (-0.18%)
$SPX : 7,388.19 (+0.70%)
SO : 92.25 (-0.19%)

Barchart Technical Opinion

The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 24% Sell with a Average 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 94.86
2nd Resistance Point 94.18
1st Resistance Point 93.31
Last Price 92.25
1st Support Level 91.76
2nd Support Level 91.08
3rd Support Level 90.21

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52-Week High 100.83
Fibonacci 61.8% 94.06
Last Price 92.25
Fibonacci 50% 91.96
Fibonacci 38.2% 89.87
52-Week Low 83.09

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