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The Southern Company (SO)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$94.69 USD

94.69
4,148,254

-0.66 (-0.69%)

Updated Aug 8, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $94.70 +0.01 (0.01%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value D Growth B Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 35% (85 out of 244)

Industry: Utility - Electric Power

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Southern Co. (SO) Q2 Earnings Preview: What You Should Know Beyond the Headline Estimates

Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Southern Co. (SO), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended June 2024.

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Can Southern (SO) Maintain Its Beat Streak in Q2 Earnings?

Customer additions and lower costs are likely to have boosted The Southern Company's (SO) profit levels in the second quarter.

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Southern Co. (SO) Ascends But Remains Behind Market: Some Facts to Note

In the most recent trading session, Southern Co. (SO) closed at $82.17, indicating a +0.62% shift from the previous trading day.

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Southern Co. (SO) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know

In the closing of the recent trading day, Southern Co. (SO) stood at $81.66, denoting a -1.22% change from the preceding trading day.

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Southern Co. (SO) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

Southern Co. (SO) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Southern Co. (SO) Rises As Market Takes a Dip: Key Facts

Southern Co. (SO) closed at $81.40 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.11% move from the prior day.

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Southern Co. (SO) Stock Moves -0.39%: What You Should Know

Southern Co. (SO) reachead $81.31 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -0.39% change compared to its last close.

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Will Southern Co. (SO) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?

Southern Co. (SO) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

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Southern Co. (SO) Increases Yet Falls Behind Market: What Investors Need to Know

The latest trading day saw Southern Co. (SO) settling at $79.99, representing a +0.16% change from its previous close.

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Southern Co. (SO) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here's What You Need to Know

Southern Co. (SO) closed the most recent trading day at $79.86, moving +1.81% from the previous trading session.