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Southern Company (SO)

Southern Company (SO)
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Market News and Commentary

This Top Utility Stock Is Getting a Big Boost From Massive OpenAI Power Deal

Georgia Power just landed one of the biggest data center deals in the country, and Wall Street is paying attention. OpenAI announced plans for a new project in Effingham County, Georgia, located about 45 minutes outside Savannah. The site is expected to bring thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investment to the local community, according to a company statement from Georgia Power.

For Southern Company (SO), the parent of Georgia Power, the deal is the latest sign that its bet on the AI boom is paying off. The utility has spent the past year signing contract after contract with...

Fundamentals

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  • Market Capitalization, $K 109,630,016
  • Shares Outstanding, K 1,127,301
  • Annual Sales, $ 29,553 M
  • Annual Income, $ 4,341 M
  • EBIT $ 12,928 M
  • EBITDA $ 18,958 M
  • 60-Month Beta 0.34
  • Price/Sales 3.68
  • Price/Cash Flow 9.87
  • Price/Book 2.73

Options Overview Details

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  • Implied Volatility 22.65% (+0.29%)
  • Historical Volatility 18.84%
  • IV Percentile 96%
  • IV Rank 76.00%
  • IV High 25.22% on 06/10/26
  • IV Low 14.51% on 08/18/25
  • Expected Move (DTE 6) 2.54 (2.61%)
  • Put/Call Vol Ratio 0.30
  • Today's Volume 3,539
  • Volume Avg (30-Day) 4,472
  • Put/Call OI Ratio 0.69
  • Today's Open Interest 106,883
  • Open Int (30-Day) 100,005
  • Expected Range 94.71 to 99.79

Analyst Rating / Earnings Estimates

Current Rating
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Hold
Based on 25 analysts offering recommendations.
Earnings Estimates - Current Qtr 06/30/26
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  • Average Estimate $1.00
  • Number of Estimates 6
  • High Estimate $1.05
  • Low Estimate $0.98
  • Prior Year $0.91
  • Growth Rate Est. (year over year) +9.89%

Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
93.21 +4.33%
on 07/21/26
99.26 -2.02%
on 07/07/26
+1.47 (+1.53%)
since 06/24/26
3-Month
89.02 +9.25%
on 06/01/26
99.26 -2.02%
on 07/07/26
+3.76 (+4.02%)
since 04/24/26
52-Week
83.80 +16.05%
on 12/10/25
100.83 -3.56%
on 10/16/25
+2.25 (+2.37%)
since 07/24/25

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ALABAMA POWER ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Hand and Mike Kemp, Sr. have been elected to the Alabama Power Board of Directors.

SO : 97.25 (+0.67%)
This Top Utility Stock Is Getting a Big Boost From Massive OpenAI Power Deal

Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power landed a massive OpenAI power deal worth billions, backed by federal loans and a 25-year contract.

SO : 97.25 (+0.67%)
Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers

President Donald Trump is having governors and electricity companies join a pledge aimed at shielding U.S. consumers from higher utility bills because data centers

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Southern Company Joins President Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, Reinforcing Customer-First Approach to Powering Growth

Commitment reflects Southern Company's approach to growth through clear cost responsibility, enhanced grid reliability and   broad-based economic and community benefits

SO : 97.25 (+0.67%)
Southern Company announces quarterly dividend

ATLANTA , July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of 76 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable September 8, 2026, to shareholders...

SO : 97.25 (+0.67%)
Georgia Power reaffirms longstanding commitment to make growth work for customers with Customer Protection Pledge

Pledge highlights key elements of company's industry-leading strategy that have enabled its earlier base rate freeze and will provide future savings for customers

SO : 97.25 (+0.67%)
The Southern Company’s Q2 2026 Earnings: What to Expect

Southern Company is set to report Q2 earnings by the end of this month, and analysts are expecting high single-digit EPS growth.

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AI Stocks Look Expensive. These 3 ETFs Could Help Investors Stay in the Game.

Investors don't have to own just chip stocks to benefit from the AI boom.

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ComEd, Nicor Gas, North Shore Gas and Peoples Gas Recognize Mercy Housing’s Energy Efficiency Efforts With Premier Partner Award

Combined energy efficiency efforts, which earned more than $1.5 million in incentives, expected to save 417,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity and 48,000 therms of natural gas

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SO : 97.25 (+0.67%)
Georgia Power continues to offer options to connect customers to solar

New Customer Identified Resource programs expand how commercial and industrial customers can support their sustainability efforts; Company has procured more than 2,200 megawatts of new solar in last...

SO : 97.25 (+0.67%)

Barchart Technical Opinion

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

Long term indicators fully support a continuation of the trend.

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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 99.24
2nd Resistance Point 98.60
1st Resistance Point 97.92
Last Price 97.25
1st Support Level 96.60
2nd Support Level 95.96
3rd Support Level 95.28

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52-Week High 100.83
Last Price 97.25
Fibonacci 61.8% 94.33
Fibonacci 50% 92.32
Fibonacci 38.2% 90.31
52-Week Low 83.80

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