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Southern Company (SO)

Southern Company (SO)
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Market News and Commentary

Is Southern Company Stock Underperforming the S&P 500?

Atlanta, Georgia-based The Southern Company (SO) generates, transmits, and distributes electricity. Valued at $105.6 billion by market cap, the company also offers wireless telecommunications services, provides businesses with two-way radio, telephone, paging, and internet access services, and wholesales fiber optic solutions.

Companies worth $10 billion or more are generally described as “large-cap stocks,” and SO definitely fits that description, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, reflecting its substantial size, influence, and dominance in the utilities - regulated electric industry. SO has a robust foundation, with strong finances, a skilled workforce, and extensive infrastructure, including power plants and transmission lines. The...

Fundamentals

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  • Market Capitalization, $K 107,225,600
  • 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 0.45
  • Price/Sales 3.63
  • Price/Cash Flow 9.95
  • Price/Book 2.76

Options Overview Details

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  • Implied Volatility 19.93% (+0.38%)
  • Historical Volatility 21.84%
  • IV Percentile 63%
  • IV Rank 31.76%
  • IV High 31.56% on 04/07/25
  • IV Low 14.51% on 08/18/25
  • Expected Move (DTE 4) 1.95 (2.00%)
  • Put/Call Vol Ratio 0.26
  • Today's Volume 3,004
  • Volume Avg (30-Day) 7,170
  • Put/Call OI Ratio 0.73
  • Today's Open Interest 98,332
  • Open Int (30-Day) 89,329
  • Expected Range 95.43 to 99.33

Analyst Rating / Earnings Estimates

Current Rating
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Hold
Based on 24 analysts offering recommendations.
Earnings Estimates - Current Qtr 03/31/26
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  • Average Estimate 1.20
  • Number of Estimates 3
  • High Estimate 1.20
  • Low Estimate 1.20
  • Prior Year 1.23
  • Growth Rate Est. (year over year) -2.44%

Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
87.84 +10.86%
on 02/02/26
97.96 -0.60%
on 02/27/26
+8.54 (+9.61%)
since 01/27/26
3-Month
83.80 +16.21%
on 12/10/25
97.96 -0.60%
on 02/27/26
+7.14 (+7.91%)
since 11/26/25
52-Week
83.09 +17.20%
on 05/14/25
100.83 -3.43%
on 10/16/25
+9.09 (+10.30%)
since 02/27/25

Most Recent Stories

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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 : 6,878.88 (-0.43%)
DUK : 130.85 (+1.25%)
SO : 97.38 (+1.07%)
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 : 392.74 (-2.24%)
META : 648.18 (-1.34%)
GOOGL : 311.76 (+1.42%)
SO : 97.38 (+1.07%)
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 : 97.38 (+1.07%)
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 : 22,668.21 (-0.92%)
SO : 97.38 (+1.07%)
NEE : 93.77 (+1.93%)
Southern Co.: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Southern Co.: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SO : 97.38 (+1.07%)
Southern Company reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings

ATLANTA , Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today reported fourth-quarter earnings of $416 million, or $0.38 per share, in 2025 compared with earnings of $534 million, or $0.49 per share,...

SO : 97.38 (+1.07%)
Georgia Power delivers lower costs for customers with latest filings

New filings with Georgia Public Service Commission propose overall decrease in rates beginning in June

SO : 97.38 (+1.07%)
PowerSecure works with Kit Carson Electric Cooperative to enhance grid resilience

DURHAM, N.C. , Feb. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PowerSecure is proud to collaborate with Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) to continue the development and construction of a microgrid project that...

SO : 97.38 (+1.07%)
Southern Company Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings

As Southern Company has lagged behind the broader market over the past 52 weeks, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautious outlook about the stock’s prospects

XLU : 47.73 (+1.17%)
$SPX : 6,878.88 (-0.43%)
SO : 97.38 (+1.07%)
Southern Company announces quarterly dividend

ATLANTA , Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of 74 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable March 6, 2026, to shareholders of...

SO : 97.38 (+1.07%)

Barchart Technical Opinion

The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 40% 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 99.76
2nd Resistance Point 98.86
1st Resistance Point 98.12
Last Price 97.38
1st Support Level 96.48
2nd Support Level 95.58
3rd Support Level 94.84

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52-Week High 100.83
Last Price 97.38
Fibonacci 61.8% 94.06
Fibonacci 50% 91.96
Fibonacci 38.2% 89.87
52-Week Low 83.09

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