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The Southern Company

Utilities · Regulated Electric

$85.95

Up+$0.52 (+0.61%)

Updated Sep 16, 2026, 6:31 PM

SID Score

5.5/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
93.18B
P/E ratio
20.94
Dividend yield
3.42%
52-week range
$84.26 – $99.58
Volume
5.1M
Avg. volume
6.55M

Price performance

SO price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

SO closed at $85.95 after 20 trading sessions, down 6.65% for the selected period.

Last close
$85.95
Period change
-6.65%
Period low
$85.95
Period high
$92.19
Daily close
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SO OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 15, 2026$87.17$87.22$85.91$85.955.1M
Sep 14, 2026$87.72$87.97$86.66$87.005.23M
Sep 11, 2026$88.37$88.6548$86.986$87.175.14M
Sep 10, 2026$88.92$89.045$87.67$87.754.84M
Sep 9, 2026$89.05$89.19$88.01$88.344.55M
Sep 8, 2026$88.16$89.335$88.10$88.996.42M
Sep 4, 2026$88.32$88.94$87.65$88.117.18M
Sep 3, 2026$88.59$89.285$88.2091$88.776.02M
Sep 2, 2026$87.99$88.51$87.13$88.315.87M
Sep 1, 2026$88.43$88.78$87.75$88.094.89M
Aug 31, 2026$88.04$88.22$87.20$88.006.62M
Aug 28, 2026$89.37$89.57$87.88$88.256.35M
Aug 27, 2026$89.00$89.41$88.27$89.056.7M
Aug 26, 2026$89.92$90.58$89.67$89.764.55M
Aug 25, 2026$90.00$90.54$89.71$89.974.98M
Aug 24, 2026$89.06$90.47$89.055$90.108.59M
Aug 21, 2026$91.48$91.65$88.91$88.946.66M
Aug 20, 2026$91.75$92.65$91.41$91.436.42M
Aug 19, 2026$92.56$92.92$91.58$92.194.2M
Aug 18, 2026$93.16$93.475$92.01$92.074.18M

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Overview

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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
SO recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 21, 2026Morgan StanleyUnderweight
Aug 13, 2026Truist SecuritiesHold
Jul 27, 2026BMO CapitalOutperform
Jul 23, 2026KeybancUnderweight
Jul 22, 2026BMO CapitalOutperform
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