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5D
1M
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YTD
1Y
5Y
High
95.540
Open
94.910
VWAP
95.32
Vol
3.07M
Mkt Cap
104.79B
Low
94.910
Amount
292.62M
EV/EBITDA(TTM)
13.66
Total Shares
1.09B
EV
174.47B
EV/OCF(TTM)
17.94
P/S(TTM)
3.78
The Southern Company is an energy provider. The Company owns three traditional electric operating companies, Southern Power Company and Southern Company Gas. The traditional electric operating companies-Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Mississippi Power-are operating public utility companies providing electric service to retail customers in three Southeastern states in addition to wholesale customers in the Southeast. The Southern Power Company develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects, and sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market. The Southern Company Gas is an energy services holding company whose primary business is the distribution of natural gas in four states - Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, through the natural gas distribution utilities. Southern Company Gas is also involved in several other businesses that are complementary to the distribution of natural gas.
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Market Estimates
Earnings Estimates
Revenue
YoY Chg
EPS
YoYChg
FY2025Q4
FY2025Q3
FY2025Q2
6.23B
-1.67%
0.622
+24.38%
7.99B
+9.84%
1.518
+6.13%
6.70B
+3.66%
0.907
-17.57%
Estimates Revision
The market is revising Upward the revenue expectations for The Southern Company (SO) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by 1.45% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 5.07%.
Revenue Estimates for FY2025
Revise Upward

+1.45%
In Past 3 Month
EPS Estimates for FY2025
Revise Downward

-0.15%
In Past 3 Month
Stock Price
Go Up

+5.07%
In Past 3 Month
12 Analyst Rating

-0.56% Downside
Wall Street analysts forecast SO stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for SO is 94.82 USD with a low forecast of 78.00 USD and a high forecast of 104.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
5 Buy
6 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy

-0.56% Downside
Current: 95.350

Low
78.00
Averages
94.82
High
104.00

-0.56% Downside
Current: 95.350

Low
78.00
Averages
94.82
High
104.00
BMO Capital
James Thalacker
Outperform
maintain
$98 -> $102
2025-07-22
New
Reason
BMO Capital
James Thalacker
Price Target
$98 -> $102
2025-07-22
New
maintain
Outperform
Reason
BMO Capital analyst James Thalacker raised the firm's price target on Southern Company to $102 from $98 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The quarterly results are likely to be overshadowed by the company's expected refresh of the capital plan, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Barclays
Nicholas Campanella
Equal Weight
maintain
$90 -> $91
2025-07-16
Reason
Barclays
Nicholas Campanella
Price Target
$90 -> $91
2025-07-16
maintain
Equal Weight
Reason
Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella raised the firm's price target on Southern Company to $91 from $90 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares as part of a Q2 earnings preview.
BofA
Paul Cole
Neutral
maintain
$96 -> $99
2025-07-15
Reason
BofA
Paul Cole
Price Target
$96 -> $99
2025-07-15
maintain
Neutral
Reason
BofA analyst Paul Cole raised the firm's price target on Southern Company to $99 from $96 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. BofA expects Southern Company's Q2 EPS to benefit from higher demand growth and customer usage, offset by higher expenses, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Morgan Stanley
Equal Weight
downgrade
$91 -> $90
2025-06-19
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Price Target
$91 -> $90
2025-06-19
downgrade
Equal Weight
Reason
Morgan Stanley lowered the firm's price target on Southern Company to $90 from $91 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm is updating its price targets for stocks in the Regulated & Diversified Utilities / IPPs North America sector, noting utilities underperformed the S&P in May, the analyst tells investors.
Raymond James
Outperform
initiated
$98
2025-06-13
Reason
Raymond James
Price Target
$98
2025-06-13
initiated
Outperform
Reason
Raymond James initiated coverage of Southern Company with an Outperform rating and $98 price target. The firm views the recent Georgia ARP rate freeze settlement as the pivotal development in this story, as it eliminates the risk of a prolonged overhang, provides a manageable outcome for Southern Company at a time when it can absorb a rate freeze, and strengthens goodwill with both regulators and ratepayers, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Raymond James
Outperform
initiated
$98
2025-06-12
Reason
Raymond James
Price Target
$98
2025-06-12
initiated
Outperform
Reason
Raymond James initiated coverage of Southern Company with an Outperform rating and $98 price target.
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Valuation Metrics
The current forward P/E ratio for Southern Co (SO.N) is 22.02, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 19.09. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Southern Co 's fair value, click here.
Forward PE
The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

Overvalued
5Y Average PE
19.09
Current PE
22.02
Overvalued PE
20.61
Undervalued PE
17.57
Forward EV/EBITDA
The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
13.26
Current EV/EBITDA
13.69
Overvalued EV/EBITDA
14.22
Undervalued EV/EBITDA
12.31
Forward PS
The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

Overvalued
5Y Average PS
3.02
Current PS
3.60
Overvalued PS
3.33
Undervalued PS
2.71
Financials
Annual
Quarterly
FY2025Q1
YoY :
+16.99%
7.78B
Total Revenue
FY2025Q1
YoY :
+18.03%
2.01B
Operating Profit
FY2025Q1
YoY :
+18.58%
1.27B
Net Income after Tax
FY2025Q1
YoY :
+17.48%
1.21
EPS - Diluted
FY2025Q1
YoY :
+158.61%
-1.19B
Free Cash Flow
FY2025Q1
YoY :
-2.48%
52.40
Gross Profit Margin - %
FY2025Q1
YoY :
+1.37%
16.33
Net Margin - %
Trading Trends
Insider
Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
Sold
0-3
Months
2.4M
USD
2
3-6
Months
8.0M
USD
8
6-9
Months
1.4M
USD
3
0-12
Months
3.3M
USD
2
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
USD
Months
3-6
0
0.0
USD
Months
6-9
0
0.0
USD
Months
0-12
0
0.0
USD
Months
Hedge Fund
Hedge Funds areBuying! The buying amount has increased 213.85% over the last quarter.
Sold
0-3
Months
0.0
Volume
0
3-6
Months
33.8K
Volume
6
6-9
Months
48.9K
Volume
12
0-12
Months
0.0
Volume
0
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
Volume
Months
3-6
4
2.4M
Volume
Months
6-9
6
751.5K
Volume
Months
0-12
0
0.0
Volume
Months
Congress Trading
Congress areBuying! The buying amount has increased300%over the last month.
Sold
0-3
Months
0.0
USD
0
3-6
Months
0.0
USD
0
6-9
Months
0.0
USD
0
0-12
Months
8.0K
USD
1
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
USD
Months
3-6
4
32.0K
USD
Months
6-9
1
8.0K
USD
Months
0-12
0
0.0
USD
Months
Insider
Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
Sold
0-3
Months
2.4M
USD
2
3-6
Months
8.0M
USD
8
6-9
Months
1.4M
USD
3
0-12
Months
3.3M
USD
2
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
USD
Months
3-6
0
0.0
USD
Months
6-9
0
0.0
USD
Months
0-12
0
0.0
USD
Months
SO News & Events
Events Timeline
2025-07-21 (ET)
2025-07-21
16:35:02
Southern Company appoints Hans Brown as Chief Information Technology Officer

2025-07-11 (ET)
2025-07-11
06:58:59
Southern Company CFO Daniel Tucker to retire, David Poroch to succeed

2025-06-27 (ET)
2025-06-27
07:11:25
Trump plans power supply executive orders for AI growth, Reuters reports


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News
5.0
07-21PRnewswireSouthern Company names Hans Brown Executive Vice President & Chief Information Technology Officer
5.0
07-21PRnewswireSouthern Company elects Regions Financial Corp. chairman, president & CEO John Turner to Board of Directors
8.0
07-21SeekingAlphaSouthern Co declares $0.74 dividend
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FAQ

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The current price of SO is 95.35 USD — it has increased 0.37 % in the last trading day.

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