The Southern Company
$93.02
+1.50 · +1.64% today
Market open · updated 12:44:26 PM ET
- High
- $92.93 5:45 AM
- Low
- $92.63 4:30 AM
Against the S&P 500 Price change through Oct 28, 2026
SO+4.95%
S&P 500+13.26%
SO−2.54%
S&P 500+12.41%
SO+37.56%
S&P 500+88.06%
SO+45.87%
S&P 500+68.51%
Key numbers
- Previous close
- $91.52
- Open
- $92.48
- Day's range
- $92.21 – $93.40
- 52-week range
- $81.69 – $99.58
- Volume
- 1.5 million
- Average volume
- 5.8 million
- Market value
- $107.0 billion
- Price to earnings
- 21.9last 12 months
- Earnings per share
- $4.10last 12 months
- Beta
- 0.30moves less than the market
- Dividend
- $3.00 a year · 3.28%
- 50-day average
- $87.72
- 200-day average
- $92.38
Thursday, Nov 5, 2026, before the open.
Analyst price targets and the full financials are in the terminal.
Who Southern buys from, sells to and competes with From our value chain
Southern in the news
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- HeadlineSouthern Co. (SO) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should KnowZacks Investment Research · October 28, 2026 at 7:01 PM ET
- Headline60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals Announces Partnership with The University of Southern Mississippi to Evaluate Castanospermine in Nonclinical Models of Alpha-Gal SyndromeGlobeNewsWire · October 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET
- HeadlineFDOT Increases Rekor Contract Ceiling by 94% to $9.5 MillionGlobeNewsWire · October 28, 2026 at 7:30 AM ET
- HeadlineWesthaven Reports New High-Grade South Zone Results Including 23m Grading 6.69 g/t Au and 42 g/t Ag and Advances Exploration and Pre-Feasibility Programs, Shovelnose Project, Southern British ColumbiaGlobeNewsWire · October 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
- HeadlineTV's Nick and Vanessa Lachey cut price of Southern California home to $7.6 millionMarket Watch · October 28, 2026 at 5:01 AM ET
- HeadlineSouthern Silver Exploration Corp. is Pleased to be Attending the Red Cloud's Fall Mining Showcase 2026Newsfile Corp · October 23, 2026 at 7:30 AM ET
- HeadlineMississippi Power Names Jamie Miller Senior Director of Economic, Workforce and Community DevelopmentPRNewsWire · October 22, 2026 at 10:35 AM ET
- HeadlineMetalsource Mining Intersects 22 Metres of Mineralization in Major Southern Step Out at Silver HillNewsfile Corp · October 22, 2026 at 5:30 AM ET
Earnings
Next report: Thursday, Nov 5, 2026, before the open.
Congress trades in SO
The latest 6 filings are all purchases.
| Member | Trade | Amount | Traded | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ro KhannaHouse · D-California | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 25, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Jared MoskowitzHouse · D-Florida | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Dec 2, 2025 | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Marjorie Taylor GreeneHouse | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Aug 28, 2025 | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Jared MoskowitzHouse · D-Florida | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Apr 7, 2025 | May 12, 2025 |
| Marjorie Taylor GreeneHouse | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Apr 3, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Marjorie Taylor GreeneHouse | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Nov 7, 2024 | Nov 11, 2024 |
Source: Periodic transaction reports filed with the House and the Senate · Members disclose ranges, not exact amounts, and may file weeks after the trade.
About Southern
The Southern Company operates as an energy utility, primarily involved in the production, transmission, and distribution of electricity. Its operations are segmented into Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- Employees
- 29,651
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Website
- southerncompany.com
- Listed
- Dec 31, 1981
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