The Southern Company Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 24 analysts polled by S&P Global, The Southern Company stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $100.83. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 6.11% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $79 (-16.86%) and the highest is $114 (+19.97%).

Price Target: $100.83 (+6.11%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$79	$100.83	$101.5	$114
Change	-16.86%	+6.11%	+6.82%	+19.97%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for The Southern Company stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26
Strong Buy	6	7	6	6	6	6
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	13	13	15	15	15	14
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	2	1	1	1	1	2
Total	23	23	24	24	24	24

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
James Thalacker BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Buy Reiterates $102 → $104	Buy	Reiterates	$102 → $104	+9.45%	Jul 27, 2026
Paul Cole Bank of America Securities	Bank of America Securities	Hold Maintains $99 → $100	Hold	Maintains	$99 → $100	+5.24%	Jul 24, 2026
Sophie Karp KeyBanc	KeyBanc	Sell Downgrades $79	Sell	Downgrades	$79	-16.86%	Jul 23, 2026
David Arcaro Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Sell Reiterates $89 → $92	Sell	Reiterates	$89 → $92	-3.18%	Jul 22, 2026
Shahriar Pourreza Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $99	Hold	Maintains	$99	+4.19%	Jul 22, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

31.14B

from 29.55B

5.36%

from 29.55B

Revenue Next Year

32.81B

from 31.14B

5.37%

from 31.14B

EPS This Year

4.58

from 4.30

6.42%

from 4.30

EPS Next Year

4.92

from 4.58

7.49%

from 4.58

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	23.11B	29.28B	25.25B	26.72B	29.55B	31.14B
Revenue Growth	13.44%	26.68%	-13.75%	5.83%	10.59%	5.36%
Net Income	2.39B	3.52B	3.98B	4.40B	4.34B	5.05B
EPS	-	-	-	-	4.30	4.58
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	6.17%	6.42%
Forward PE	19.92	21.27	17.68	19.17	19.30	20.76
Dividend / Share	2.62	2.70	2.78	2.86	2.94	3.04
Dividend Growth	-	3.05%	2.96%	2.88%	2.80%	3.33%
Free Cash Flow	-2.41B	-1.20B	-2.91B	722.38M	-3.46B	-2.11B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	15

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	31.8B
Avg	31.1B
Low	30.6B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	7.7%
Avg	5.4%
Low	3.5%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	4.62
Avg	4.58
Low	4.55

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	7.4%
Avg	6.4%
Low	5.8%