SO

Southern Co

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89.640

+0.800(+0.900%)

Overview
Forecast
Valuation
Earnings

Line

Candle

YTD

High

89.750

Open

89.540

VWAP

89.35

Vol

3.13M

Mkt Cap

98.52B

Low

88.120

Amount

279.63M

EV/EBITDA(TTM)

Total Shares

1.09B

168.20B

EV/OCF(TTM)

P/S(TTM)

3.53

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 each 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.

Market Estimates

Earnings Estimates

Revenue

YoY Chg

EPS

YoYChg

FY2025Q4

FY2025Q3

FY2025Q2

6.00B

-5.33%

0.564

+12.89%

7.84B

+7.72%

1.467

+2.56%

6.79B

+5.1%

1.011

-8.13%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising Upward the revenue expectations for The Southern Company (SO) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by 1.44% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by -0.23%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

Revise Upward

+1.44%

In Past 3 Month

EPS Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-0.44%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Down

-0.23%

In Past 3 Month

12 Analyst Rating

4.95% Upside

Wall Street analysts forecast SO stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for SO is 94.08 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.

3 Buy

8 Hold

1 Sell

Hold

4.95% Upside

Current: 89.640

Low

78.00

Averages

94.08

High

104.00

4.95% Upside

Current: 89.640

Low

78.00

Averages

94.08

High

104.00

Keybanc

Sophie Karp

Hold

Sell

Downgrades

$78

2025-05-14

Reason

Keybanc

Sophie Karp

Price Target

$78

2025-05-14

Downgrades

Hold

Sell

Reason

Evercore ISI Group

Durgesh Chopra

Hold

Maintains

$90 → $94

2025-05-02

Reason

Evercore ISI Group

Durgesh Chopra

Price Target

$90 → $94

2025-05-02

Maintains

Hold

Reason

Guggenheim

Shahriar Pourreza

Hold

Reiterates

$93

2025-05-02

Reason

Guggenheim

Shahriar Pourreza

Price Target

$93

2025-05-02

Reiterates

Hold

Reason

Wells Fargo

Neil Kalton

Hold

Maintains

$95 → $99

2025-05-02

Reason

Wells Fargo

Neil Kalton

Price Target

$95 → $99

2025-05-02

Maintains

Hold

Reason

Wells Fargo raised the firm's price target on Southern Company to $99 from $95 due to higher peer multiples, while keeping an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm notes the company reported solid Q1 results, with guidance affirmed. Wells is making no change to its EPS outlook.

Barclays

Nicholas Campanella

Hold

Maintains

$83 → $90

2025-04-22

Reason

Barclays

Nicholas Campanella

Price Target

$83 → $90

2025-04-22

Maintains

Hold

Reason

Barclays raised the firm's price target on Southern Company to $90 from $83 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm adjusted utilities and power sector models heading into Q1 earnings to reflect the macro positioning and updated thoughts on the U.S. utilities tariff outlook. The sector poised to a continue to re-rate on an absolute basis given the defensive characteristics of the industry, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

JP Morgan

Jeremy Tonet

Sell

Hold

Upgrades

$94

2025-04-08

Reason

JP Morgan

Jeremy Tonet

Price Target

$94

2025-04-08

Upgrades

Sell

Hold

Reason

JPMorgan upgraded Southern Company to Neutral from Underweight with a $94 price target. With JPMorgan economists increasing recession risk to 60% given the "size and disruptive impact" of recently announced trade policies, the firm's equity strategy team highlights a preference for defensive equities positioning, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says that within its utilities coverage, Southern Company's "favorable" regulatory backdrop, service territory's "economic fortitude," and balance sheet strength "present compelling blue chip defensive attributes during this period of market uncertainty."

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Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Southern Co (SO.N) is 20.57, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 18.96. 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

18.96

Current PE

20.57

Overvalued PE

20.48

Undervalued PE

17.44

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

13.22

Current EV/EBITDA

13.20

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

14.20

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

12.23

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

2.99

Current PS

3.32

Overvalued PS

3.29

Undervalued PS

2.69

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 :

-109.72%

0.38

FCF Margin - %

FY2025Q1

YoY :

+1.37%

16.33

Net Margin - %

FY2025Q1

YoY :

+0.30%

6.70

ROIC

Trading Trends

Insider

Insiders areSelling! The selling amount has increased 317.62% over the last month.

Sold

0-3

Months

6.5M

USD

3-6

Months

2.9M

USD

6-9

Months

3.4M

USD

0-12

Months

1.5M

USD

Bought

0-3

0.0

USD

Months

3-6

0.0

USD

Months

6-9

0.0

USD

Months

0-12

0.0

USD

Months

Hedge Fund

Hedge Funds are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last quarter.

Sold

0-3

Months

0.0

Volume

3-6

Months

48.9K

Volume

6-9

Months

0.0

Volume

0-12

Months

3.5M

Volume

Bought

0-3

0.0

Volume

Months

3-6

751.5K

Volume

Months

6-9

0.0

Volume

Months

0-12

1.5M

Volume

Months

Congress Trading

Congress areBuying! The buying amount has increased300%over the last month.

Sold

0-3

Months

0.0

USD

3-6

Months

0.0

USD

6-9

Months

8.0K

USD

0-12

Months

0.0

USD

Bought

0-3

32.0K

USD

Months

3-6

0.0

USD

Months

6-9

8.0K

USD

Months

0-12

16.0K

USD

Months

Insider

Insiders areSelling! The selling amount has increased 317.62% over the last month.

Sold

0-3

Months

6.5M

USD

3-6

Months

2.9M

USD

6-9

Months

3.4M

USD

0-12

Months

1.5M

USD

Bought

0-3

0.0

USD

Months

3-6

0.0

USD

Months

6-9

0.0

USD

Months

0-12

0.0

USD

Months

SO News & Events

Events Timeline

2025-05-20 (ET)

2025-05-20

20:39:45

Southern Company prices upsized $1.45B convertible senior note offering

2025-05-20

06:49:06

Southern Company to offer $1.25B of convertible senior notes due June 15, 2028

2025-05-01 (ET)

2025-05-01

07:50:31

Southern Company sees long-term projected adjusted EPS growth 5%-7%

News

8.5

05-21SeekingAlpha

Southern Company upsizes and prices $1.45B convertible senior notes

8.5

05-21Newsfilter

Southern Company announces upsize and pricing of $1.45 billion in aggregate principal amount of Series 2025A 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due June 15, 2028

8.5

05-21NASDAQ.COM

Southern Co. Announces Pricing Of $1.45 Bln Of 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due June 15, 2028