Southern Company (The) (SO) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $95.85 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.9): -1.0.
Southern Company is a regulated utility holding company with electric operations in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi and natural gas distribution in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, plus wholesale power and infrastructure businesses. Revenue comes primarily from... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $95.85 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.9): -1.0. Chart setup: RSI 43 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.8/10, high confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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- LOWCommoditynuclear power (Alabama Power)22%10-K Item 1A: 'nuclear units ... represented approximately 22% and 36% of the total KWHs generated by Alabama Power and Georgia Power, respectively'
- MEDIUMCommoditynuclear power (Georgia Power)36%10-K Item 1A: 'nuclear units ... represented approximately 22% and 36% of the total KWHs generated by Alabama Power and Georgia Power, respectively'
- MEDIUMregulatoryAlabama PSC10-K Item 1A: 'Alabama PSC's approval of a plan to keep retail rates stable through 2027'
- MEDIUMregulatoryGeorgia PSC10-K Item 1A: 'Georgia PSC's approval of a settlement agreement to extend the 2022 ARP through December 31, 2028'
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $95.85 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.9): -1.0. Chart setup: RSI 43 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $92.51. Score 4.8/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $96.52 (+1.0% upside). Prior stop was $92.51. Stop-loss: $92.51.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.9): -1.0; Weak overall score: 4.8/10.
Southern Company (The) trades at a P/E of 23.9 (forward 19.0). TrendMatrix value score: 5.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
32 analysts cover SO with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $101.
What does Southern Company (The) do?Southern Company is a regulated utility holding company with electric operations in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi...
Southern Company is a regulated utility holding company with electric operations in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi and natural gas distribution in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, plus wholesale power and infrastructure businesses. Revenue comes primarily from retail and wholesale electric sales and regulated gas distribution under state-approved rate structures.