Southern Company (SO)
NYSEUtilitiesRegulated ElectricSnapshot 2026-09-04
$88.11-0.74%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEUtilitiesRegulated ElectricSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Electric Utilities is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar broken — Sustain revenue growth near 6% annually: rev +0.1% vs 6%.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 6% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationRelatively steady — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskSouthern Company needs to sustain revenue growth near 6% annually to justify its price. Recent revenue growth was only 0.1%, far below this target. Revenue grew 8% year over year in the last quarter, which was a beat. It trades at 2.4× price-to-book versus a peer median of 2.0×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than expected. The primary risk is weak execution quality, which has led to a broken thesis. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. SO is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 23 analysts currently covering SO (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for SO in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Electric Utilities — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Serve growth responsibly with customer focus
Cleared PSC review supports growth with customer focus.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $88.11
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $88.11.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Manage capital structure via convertible notes issuance
Enhances capital structure and supports financial flexibility.
Equity distribution agreement enhances capital allocation flexibility.
Equity distribution agreement enhances capital allocation flexibility.
Data center demand supports long-term EPS growth trajectory.