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Southern Company (SO)

Southern Company (SO)
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Fundamentals

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  • Market Capitalization, $K 107,302,680
  • Shares Outstanding, K 1,101,105
  • Annual Sales, $ 29,553 M
  • Annual Income, $ 4,341 M
  • EBIT $ N/A
  • EBITDA $ N/A
  • 60-Month Beta 0.41
  • Price/Sales 3.61
  • Price/Cash Flow 9.90
  • Price/Book 2.75

Options Overview Details

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  • Implied Volatility 21.24% (+0.68%)
  • Historical Volatility 14.77%
  • IV Percentile 84%
  • IV Rank 39.44%
  • IV High 31.56% on 04/07/25
  • IV Low 14.51% on 08/18/25
  • Expected Move (DTE 3) 1.41 (1.46%)
  • Put/Call Vol Ratio 0.52
  • Today's Volume 1,572
  • Volume Avg (30-Day) 3,784
  • Put/Call OI Ratio 0.67
  • Today's Open Interest 99,600
  • Open Int (30-Day) 100,402
  • Expected Range 95.53 to 98.35

Analyst Rating / Earnings Estimates

Current Rating
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Moderate Buy
Based on 24 analysts offering recommendations.
Earnings Estimates - Current Qtr 03/31/26
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  • Average Estimate $1.22
  • Number of Estimates 5
  • High Estimate $1.26
  • Low Estimate $1.20
  • Prior Year $1.23
  • Growth Rate Est. (year over year) -0.81%

Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
93.15 +4.06%
on 03/20/26
99.58 -2.65%
on 03/17/26
-0.54 (-0.55%)
since 03/06/26
3-Month
85.97 +12.76%
on 01/07/26
99.58 -2.65%
on 03/17/26
+9.42 (+10.76%)
since 01/06/26
52-Week
83.09 +16.67%
on 05/14/25
100.83 -3.86%
on 10/16/25
+8.00 (+8.99%)
since 04/04/25

Most Recent Stories

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Georgia Power continues focus on improving reliability through Grid Investment Program

Company completes 100+ grid projects and major system upgrades statewide in 2025

SO : 96.94 (-0.52%)
Georgia Power begins construction of newest battery storage system in Wadley, Ga.

Company to build 260 MW BESS to meet growing energy needs

SO : 96.94 (-0.52%)
Georgia Power continues renewable energy growth by awarding largest distributed generation solar procurement in company's history

More than 110 megawatts of new solar generation to be added to meet energy demands of a growing Georgia; Resources originally approved in 2022 Integrated Resource Plan

SO : 96.94 (-0.52%)
Southern Company first-quarter 2026 earnings to be released April 30

ATLANTA , March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company plans to release its earnings for the first quarter of 2026 by 7:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

SO : 96.94 (-0.52%)
How Is CenterPoint Energy's Stock Performance Compared to Other Utilities Stocks?

Though CenterPoint Energy has outperformed relative to its peers over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

XLU : 46.17 (-0.37%)
CNP : 43.59 (-0.27%)
SO : 96.94 (-0.52%)
Teacher Retention Improves in Newport News Public Schools through Accelerating Change Together (ACT) Grant

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. , March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In classrooms across Newport News, new teachers are finding the support they need to thrive thanks to the Accelerating Change Together (ACT) Grant—a...

FERG : 239.10 (+1.71%)
SO : 96.94 (-0.52%)
Blount County, Alabama Communications District selects Southern Linc to integrate two-way radio systems for public safety employees

Interoperable gateway solution connects multiple public safety networks and expands push-to-talk calling area by thousands of miles.

SO : 96.94 (-0.52%)
Mississippi Power names Meridian native Fredie Carmichael vice president of Customer Solutions and Corporate Communications

GULFPORT, Miss. , March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mississippi Power today announced its board of directors has elected Fredie Carmichael as vice president of Customer Solutions and Corporate Communications,...

SO : 96.94 (-0.52%)
Is Constellation Energy Stock Outperforming the S&P 500?

As Constellation Energy has outpaced the S&P 500 Index over the past year, analysts are strongly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

CEG : 275.16 (+0.86%)
$SPX : 6,611.83 (+0.44%)
SO : 96.94 (-0.52%)
Is Southern Company Stock Underperforming the S&P 500?

Southern Company has underperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, and analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.

$SPX : 6,611.83 (+0.44%)
DUK : 131.41 (-0.61%)
SO : 96.94 (-0.52%)

Barchart Technical Opinion

The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 88% Buy with a Average short term outlook on maintaining the current direction.

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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 98.75
2nd Resistance Point 98.35
1st Resistance Point 97.64
Last Price 96.94
1st Support Level 96.53
2nd Support Level 96.13
3rd Support Level 95.42

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52-Week High 100.83
Last Price 96.94
Fibonacci 61.8% 94.06
Fibonacci 50% 91.96
Fibonacci 38.2% 89.87
52-Week Low 83.09

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