The Southern Company (SO)
NYSE: SO · Real-Time Price · USD
92.19
+0.12 (0.13%)
At close: Aug 19, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
92.69
+0.50 (0.54%)
After-hours: Aug 19, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT

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 $100.53. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 9.05% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $79 (-14.31%) and the highest is $114 (+23.66%).

Price Target: $100.53 (+9.05%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$79$100.53$101.5$114
Change-14.31%+9.05%+10.10%+23.66%

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

Chart
RatingMar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26
Strong Buy766666
Buy111111
Hold131515151414
Sell111111
Strong Sell111122
Total232424242424

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Mizuho Securities
Mizuho Securities
Buy
Maintains
$106
BuyMaintains$106+14.98%Aug 4, 2026
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
Hold
Maintains
n/a
HoldMaintainsn/an/aAug 4, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Reiterates
$104
BuyReiterates$104+12.81%Aug 3, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Hold
Maintains
$100
HoldMaintains$100+8.47%Aug 3, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$99
HoldMaintains$99+7.39%Jul 31, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
30.99B
from 29.55B
Increased by 4.88%
Revenue Next Year
32.77B
from 30.99B
Increased by 5.73%
EPS This Year
4.59
from 4.30
Increased by 6.65%
EPS Next Year
4.92
from 4.59
Increased by 7.38%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
23.11B29.28B25.25B26.72B29.55B30.99B
Revenue Growth
13.44%26.68%-13.75%5.83%10.59%4.88%
Net Income
2.39B3.52B3.98B4.40B4.34B5.05B
EPS
----4.304.59
EPS Growth
----6.17%6.65%
Forward PE
19.9221.2717.6819.1719.3020.10
Dividend / Share
2.622.702.782.862.943.03
Dividend Growth
3.15%3.05%2.96%2.88%2.80%2.93%
Free Cash Flow
-2.41B-1.20B-2.91B722.38M-3.46B-2.11B
No. Analysts
-----15
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High31.6B
Avg31.0B
Low30.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
6.8%
Avg
4.9%
Low
2.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High4.63
Avg4.59
Low4.55

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
7.7%
Avg
6.6%
Low
5.8%