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The Southern Company
86.17
100 x 86.09
200 x 86.10
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150 @ 05:40 PM
86.16 -0.01 (0.01%)
| Ytd | -1.18% | |
| 1y | -10.36% |
85.71
day range
86.22
82.35
52 week range
99.72
| Open | 85.94 | Prev Close | 86.15 | Low | 85.71 | High | 86.22 | Mkt Cap | 99.13B |
| Vol | 3.13M | Avg Vol | 5.70M | EPS | 4.15 | P/E | 20.76 | Forward P/E | 17.49 |
| Beta | 0.30 | Short Ratio | 5.11 | Inst. Own | 74.17% | Dividend | 3.04 | Div Yield | 3.53 |
| Ex Div Date | 08-17 | Earning | 11-05 | 50-d Avg | 88.41 | 200-d Avg | 92.14 | 1yr Est | 98.13 |
Earning
| Date | For | Estimate | Reported | Surprise | surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-05 | 2026-09 | 1.65 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2026-07-30 | 2026-06 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 0.12 | 11.88% |
| 2026-04-30 | 2026-03 | 1.21 | 1.32 | 0.11 | 9.09% |
| 2026-02-19 | 2025-12 | 0.56 | 0.55 | -0.01 | -1.43% |
| 2025-10-30 | 2025-09 | 1.51 | 1.6 | 0.09 | 5.96% |
| 2025-07-31 | 2025-06 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.04 | 4.00% |
Upgrade / Downgrade
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Citigroup | Upgrade | Buy | Buy |
| 2026-09-18 | Morgan Stanley | Upgrade | Underweight | Underweight |
| 2026-08-21 | Morgan Stanley | Upgrade | Underweight | Underweight |
| 2026-08-13 | Truist Securities | Upgrade | Hold | Hold |
| 2026-07-27 | BMO Capital | Upgrade | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2026-07-23 | Keybanc | Downgrade | Sector Weight | Underweight |
Profile
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale of electricity. The company offers electric service to retail customers and wholesale customers; and energy-related products and services to natural gas choice markets. It also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, operates, and manages power generation assets, as well as battery energy storage projects; sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market; and deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution of natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; distributes energy and resilience solutions; and invests in telecommunications. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Institution Ownership
| Report Date | Organization | Position | Value | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | Blackrock Inc. | 92.99M | 8.01B | 8.08% |
| 2026-06-29 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 73.67M | 6.34B | 6.40% |
| 2026-06-29 | State Street Corporation | 64.81M | 5.58B | 5.63% |
| 2026-06-29 | Capital World Investors | 62.52M | 5.38B | 5.43% |
| 2026-06-29 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 46.42M | 4.00B | 4.03% |
| 2026-06-29 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 32.78M | 2.82B | 2.85% |
Fund Ownership
| Report Date | Organization | Position | Value | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 35.82M | 3.09B | 3.11% |
| 2026-06-29 | VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 29.22M | 2.52B | 2.54% |
| 2026-07-30 | Income Fund of America | 20.39M | 1.76B | 1.77% |
| 2026-08-30 | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST-State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF | 18.73M | 1.61B | 1.63% |
| 2026-08-30 | iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 15.01M | 1.29B | 1.30% |
| 2026-08-30 | Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 14.63M | 1.26B | 1.27% |
Dividend
| Dividend | Date |
|---|---|
| 0.76 | 2026-08-17 |
| 0.76 | 2026-05-18 |
| 0.74 | 2026-02-17 |
| 0.74 | 2025-11-17 |
| 0.74 | 2025-08-18 |
| 0.74 | 2025-05-19 |
Split
| Split | Date |
|---|---|
| 10000 : 6109 | 2001-04-03 |
| 1.63693 : 1 | 2001-04-02 |
| 2 : 1 | 1994-03-01 |