Southern Company (The) (SO) Stock Analysis
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Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $94.00 — A.R:R is negative (-0.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8).
Southern Company is a utility holding company with regulated electric service through Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power in three Southeastern states, and natural gas distribution via Southern Company Gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee. Revenue is... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $94.00 — A.R:R is negative (-0.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8). Chart setup: RSI 50 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Southern Company (The)
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- Southern Company: Positive Long-Term Clean Energy Pivot (NYSE:SO) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha positive
- Intel’s stock has been so strong that even skeptics have changed their minds - MarketWatch — MarketWatch neutral
- Southern Company - Forbes — Forbes neutral
- Raymond James lowers Southern Co. stock price target on valuation - Investing.com — Investing.com negative
- Southern Company (The) (NYSE:SO) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.76 - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $94.00 — A.R:R is negative (-0.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8). Chart setup: RSI 50 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $90.45. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $94.67 (+1.0% upside). Prior stop was $90.45. Stop-loss: $90.45.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8); Leverage penalty (D/E 1.9): -1.0.
Southern Company (The) trades at a P/E of 24.0 (forward 19.1). TrendMatrix value score: 5.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
33 analysts cover SO with a consensus score of 3.5/5. Average price target: $102.
What does Southern Company (The) do?Southern Company is a utility holding company with regulated electric service through Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and...
Southern Company is a utility holding company with regulated electric service through Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power in three Southeastern states, and natural gas distribution via Southern Company Gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee. Revenue is earned through state PSC-approved retail rates and FERC wholesale rates; the 2026 system-wide construction program totals approximately $15.9B.