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Southern Company (SO)

Southern Company (SO)
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Market News and Commentary

How Is CenterPoint Energy's Stock Performance Compared to Other Utilities Stocks?

With a market cap of $28.9 billion, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) is a public utility holding company, operating across Electric, Natural Gas, and Corporate segments. It provides electric transmission and distribution services in Indiana, along with natural gas sales, transportation, and distribution to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across several U.S. states. 

Companies valued at $10 billion or more are generally considered “large-cap” stocks, and CenterPoint Energy fits this criterion perfectly. The company serves millions of customers and maintains extensive infrastructure, including substations and intrastate pipelines.

Fundamentals

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  • Market Capitalization, $K 109,130,520
  • Shares Outstanding, K 1,101,105
  • Annual Sales, $ 29,553 M
  • Annual Income, $ 4,341 M
  • EBIT $ 12,786 M
  • EBITDA $ 18,816 M
  • 60-Month Beta 0.44
  • Price/Sales 3.65
  • Price/Cash Flow 10.01
  • Price/Book 2.78

Options Overview Details

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  • Implied Volatility 19.08% (+0.20%)
  • Historical Volatility 21.54%
  • IV Percentile 50%
  • IV Rank 26.80%
  • IV High 31.56% on 04/07/25
  • IV Low 14.51% on 08/18/25
  • Expected Move (DTE 3) 1.50 (1.52%)
  • Put/Call Vol Ratio 0.44
  • Today's Volume 1,857
  • Volume Avg (30-Day) 4,223
  • Put/Call OI Ratio 0.71
  • Today's Open Interest 108,735
  • Open Int (30-Day) 97,634
  • Expected Range 96.77 to 99.77

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 1.21
  • Number of Estimates 5
  • High Estimate 1.23
  • Low Estimate 1.20
  • Prior Year 1.23
  • Growth Rate Est. (year over year) -1.63%

Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
90.82 +8.20%
on 02/18/26
99.58 -1.32%
on 03/17/26
+6.27 (+6.82%)
since 02/17/26
3-Month
84.84 +15.83%
on 12/22/25
99.58 -1.32%
on 03/17/26
+11.24 (+12.92%)
since 12/17/25
52-Week
83.09 +18.27%
on 05/14/25
100.83 -2.54%
on 10/16/25
+7.73 (+8.54%)
since 03/17/25

Most Recent Stories

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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 : 47.13 (-0.28%)
CNP : 43.66 (-1.09%)
SO : 98.27 (-0.85%)
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 : 225.92 (+1.06%)
SO : 98.27 (-0.85%)
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 : 98.27 (-0.85%)
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 : 98.27 (-0.85%)
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 : 307.69 (+0.69%)
$SPX : 6,716.09 (+0.25%)
SO : 98.27 (-0.85%)
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 : 6,716.09 (+0.25%)
DUK : 132.95 (-0.38%)
SO : 98.27 (-0.85%)
Feds announce $26.5 billion loan for electric power expansion in Georgia and Alabama

Federal energy officials say they will loan a record $26.5 billion federal loan to Georgia Power and Alabama Power to expand electricity supply

MSFT : 399.41 (-0.14%)
META : 622.66 (-0.76%)
GOOGL : 310.92 (+1.75%)
SO : 98.27 (-0.85%)
Southern Company receives historic Department of Energy $26.5 billion loan guarantees to increase grid reliability

Investments to create an estimated $7 billion in benefits for Southern Company customers, helping lower energy costs and strengthen the grid, while advancing the president's energy dominance and affordability...

SO : 98.27 (-0.85%)
Is NextEra Energy Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq?

Though NextEra Energy has outpaced the broader Nasdaq Composite over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

$NASX : 22,479.53 (+0.47%)
SO : 98.27 (-0.85%)
NEE : 92.53 (-0.31%)
Southern Co.: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Southern Co.: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SO : 98.27 (-0.85%)

Barchart Technical Opinion

The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 88% Buy with a Strengthening 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 100.53
2nd Resistance Point 100.06
1st Resistance Point 99.16
Last Price 98.27
1st Support Level 97.79
2nd Support Level 97.32
3rd Support Level 96.42

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52-Week High 100.83
Last Price 98.27
Fibonacci 61.8% 94.06
Fibonacci 50% 91.96
Fibonacci 38.2% 89.87
52-Week Low 83.09

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