The Southern Company SO
93.75 USD -0.86 (-0.91%)
At closeNov 3, 2026, 7:53 PM EST
93.25 -0.50 -0.53%
After hours · Nov 3, 7:53 PM ET
93.52 Day range 94.34
81.69 52-week range 99.58
- YTD
- +7.51%
- 1 year
- +0.64%
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
Hold
Price target (mean) 95.90 +2.3% upside
Now 93.75
- Target (low)
- 74.00
- Target (mean)
- 95.90
- Target (high)
- 112.00
Ratings (0m) 23 8 buy · 12 hold · 3 sell
- Strong buy1
- Buy7
- Hold12
- Sell2
- Strong sell1
Recommendation trend
- This month 23
- 1 month ago 24
- 2 months ago 23
- 3 months ago 23
Earnings and revenue estimates
Consensus for the coming quarters and fiscal years
| Period | EPS estimate | Low – high | Year ago | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Revenue growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 1.71 | 1.63 – 1.75 | 1.60 | +6.9% | 8.41B | +7.5% | 16 |
| Next quarter | 0.44121 | 0.38949 – 0.60 | 0.55 | -19.8% | 6.99B | +0.2% | 13 |
| Current year | 4.59 | 4.55 – 4.65 | 4.30 | +6.8% | 30.86B | +4.4% | 22 |
| Next year | 4.92 | 4.84 – 4.99 | 4.59 | +7.1% | 32.67B | +5.8% | 22 |
Upgrades and downgrades
The latest rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | HSBC | Initiated | — | Buy |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Underweight | Underweight |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Jefferies | Maintained | Hold | Hold |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Hold | Hold |
| Oct 13, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Keybanc | Maintained | Underweight | Underweight |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Citigroup | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Underweight | Underweight |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Underweight | Underweight |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Hold | Hold |
| Jul 27, 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Keybanc | Downgrade | Sector Weight | Underweight |
| Jul 22, 2026 | BMO Capital | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Jul 16, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| May 29, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Hold | Hold |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Underweight | Underweight |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Truist Securities | Initiated | — | Hold |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Seaport Global | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Mar 6, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Upgrade | In-Line | Outperform |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Keybanc | Upgrade | Underweight | Sector Weight |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Scotiabank | Maintained | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Upgrade | Underweight | Equal-Weight |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Mizuho | Upgrade | Neutral | Outperform |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Downgrade | Equal-Weight | Underweight |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Dec 17, 2025 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
