Southern Company

$90.95
(as of Jul 2, 3:58 PM EST)

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Ticker Information for Southern Company

Stock Price
$90.95
Ticker Symbol
SO
Exchange
NYSE

Industry Information for Southern Company

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Electric

Company Description for Southern Company

Country
USA
Full Time Employees
28,314

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; operates, constructs, and maintains approximately 78,500 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities; and provides gas marketing services, as well as electric services to retail customers. It also offers distributed energy and resilience solutions, and digital wireless communications and fiber optics services, as well as deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, utility customers. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Fundamentals for Southern Company

Market Capitalization
$100,172,300,288
EBITDA
$13,402,000,384
Dividends per Share
$2.88
P/E Ratio
21.83
Forward P/E Ratio
21.32
Earnings per Share
$4.17
Earnings per Share Estimate Next Year
Profit Margin
16.54%
Shares Outstanding
1,100,189,952
Percent Owned by Insiders
0.10%
Percent Owned by Institutions
70.85%
52-Week High
52-Week Low

Technical Indicators for Southern Company

50-Day Moving Average
200-Day Moving Average
RSI
64.05
1.37

Analyst Ratings for Southern Company

Strong Buy
3
Buy
3
Hold
13
Sell
1
Strong Sell
0

News About Southern Company

Jul 1, 2025, 10:10 AM EST
Storm costs, including Hurricane Helene, to be addressed in separate proceeding See more.
Jul 1, 2025, 7:33 AM EST
The owner of Southern Water has been forced to pump hundreds of millions of pounds into the struggling utility as part of a bailout to stave off a costly debt crunch. See more.
Jul 1, 2025, 6:20 AM EST
The Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) was launched on 01/26/2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Utilities - Broad segment of the equity market. See more.
Jun 30, 2025, 6:00 PM EST
In the latest trading session, Southern Co. See more.