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The Southern Company

SO

NYSE·Utilities·Regulated Electric·Mkt cap $107.2B

$97.98

▲ +3.01%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$83.80 - $100.84

P/E

25.06

Fwd P/E

21.51

Beta

0.34

Div Yield

3.13%

Avg Vol

5.8M

Shares Out

1.1B

Mkt Cap

$107.2B

Price action

Price chart

Up 4.4% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive Regional Infrastructure
  • Diversified Energy Portfolio
  • Regulated Utility Market Position
  • Long-Term Clean Energy Strategy
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.3).

Growth

Stable outlook

Renewable Energy Expansion

Value

Fairly valued vs Electric Utilities peers

Momentum

Stable

-2.4% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Solid

3.13% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 23, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

APR 30, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.32 vs $1.21 consensus (+9.1% surprise). Revenue of $8.4B vs $8.1B expected (+4.0%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +9.1%
Rev beat +4.0%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+9.1%

Next: Apr 23, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+5%

+17%

+8%

+8%

+10%

+8%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$6.5B

$7.3B

$6.3B

$7.8B

$7.0B

$7.8B

$7.0B

$8.4B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

46.5%

Operating

24.0%

Profit

16.1%

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Wall Street consensus

10 analysts · 30% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

3

30%

Hold

6

60%

Sell

1

10%

Median Price Target

$99.50

▲ +1.6% vs $97.98

Low $87.00
Median $99.50
High $105.00

Latest: Morgan Stanley · Jun 24, 2026

5 analysts covering

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vs Industry

How SO stacks vs Regulated Electric

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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