Yahoo · Sep 25, 2026
Southern Company third-quarter 2026 earnings to be released November 5
Southern Company plans to release its earnings for the third quarter of 2026 by 7:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
NASDAQ · SO
The Southern Company
Utilities · Regulated Electric
$82.88
Down-$0.01 (-0.01%)
Updated Sep 26, 2026, 5:35 PM
SID Score
5.3/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 93.18B
- P/E ratio
- 20.94
- Dividend yield
- 3.55%
- 52-week range
- $82.09 – $99.58
- Volume
- 4.92M
- Avg. volume
- 6.55M
Price performance
SO price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
SO closed at $82.88 after 20 trading sessions, down 6.08% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $82.88
- Period change
- -6.08%
- Period low
- $82.88
- Period high
- $88.99
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | $82.67 | $83.01 | $82.09 | $82.88 | 4.92M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $83.98 | $83.98 | $82.835 | $82.89 | 4.92M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $84.76 | $84.90 | $83.21 | $83.47 | 5.57M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $85.24 | $85.9391 | $84.97 | $85.15 | 4.35M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $85.52 | $86.15 | $85.18 | $85.46 | 7.83M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $86.33 | $86.35 | $85.425 | $85.52 | 15.15M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $86.64 | $86.79 | $86.0165 | $86.76 | 5.31M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $86.41 | $86.83 | $85.87 | $86.23 | 5.92M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $87.17 | $87.22 | $85.91 | $85.95 | 5.1M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $87.72 | $87.97 | $86.66 | $87.00 | 5.23M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $88.37 | $88.6548 | $86.986 | $87.17 | 5.14M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $88.92 | $89.045 | $87.67 | $87.75 | 4.84M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $89.05 | $89.19 | $88.01 | $88.34 | 4.55M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $88.16 | $89.335 | $88.10 | $88.99 | 6.42M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $88.32 | $88.94 | $87.65 | $88.11 | 7.18M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $88.59 | $89.285 | $88.2091 | $88.77 | 6.02M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $87.99 | $88.51 | $87.13 | $88.31 | 5.87M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $88.43 | $88.78 | $87.75 | $88.09 | 4.89M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $88.04 | $88.22 | $87.20 | $88.00 | 6.62M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $89.37 | $89.57 | $87.88 | $88.25 | 6.35M |
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Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
Southern is one of the largest utilities in the US. The company serves 9 million customers with vertically integrated electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution utilities in four states. It owns 44 gigawatts of rate-regulated generating capacity, primarily for serving customers in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Subsidiary Southern Power owns 13 gigawatts of natural gas generation and renewable energy across the US and sells the electricity primarily under long-term contracts.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $97.60
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 16
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | — |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Truist Securities | Hold | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | BMO Capital | Outperform | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Keybanc | Underweight | — |
News briefing
Generated Sep 26, 2026, 5:18 PM
What's Happening With SO? Tech Partnership Offsets Recent Weakness
Southern Company is holding relatively flat today despite a 7% decline over the past four weeks, as investors digest mixed signals between bullish long-term growth catalysts and near-term valuation concerns. The utility is navigating a transition into AI-powered infrastructure while facing analyst skepticism about near-term earnings power.
Bottom line: Southern Company appears caught between justified optimism about its AI infrastructure partnerships and near-term market skepticism about valuation and execution. Investors should monitor November's earnings release and any additional Big Tech partnership announcements, as the company's ability to capitalize on AI power demand could unlock significant upside from current levels despite recent weakness.
Benzinga · Sep 25, 2026
Citigroup Maintains Buy on Southern, Lowers Price Target to $104
Citigroup analyst Ryan Levine maintains Southern (NYSE:SO) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $114 to $104.
Yahoo · Sep 24, 2026
4 Utility Stocks With Reliable Dividends and a Massive New Growth Engine
Data centers are quietly reshaping which utility stocks deserve a spot in an income portfolio, and four regulated electric companies just locked in contracts that could rewrite their dividend growth stories for the next decade.
Yahoo · Sep 24, 2026
Down 7% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why You Should You Buy the Dip in Southern Co. (SO)
The heavy selling pressure might have exhausted for Southern Co. (SO) as it is technically in oversold territory now. In addition to this technical measure, strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher indicates that the stock is ripe for a trend reversal.
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