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The Southern Company

$SO·$108B·Regulated Electric·Utilities
$95.30-0.8%YTD+9.3%1Y+2.1%
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SOSO
$SOThe Southern Company
$95.30-0.80%1.7k posts+23%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $SO, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-07-17

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Regulated Southeastern utility riding the data-center-power wave — quality carry into July 30 earnings.

Southern Company is the regulated Southeastern US electric utility with a data-center-heavy service territory, the specific footprint that has become the highest-priority region for AI-data-center capacity additions. The stock is at 72% of its 52-week range going into July 30 earnings.

Why the setup is stable:

  • Fundamentals are utility-quality: 24% operating margin and 43% gross margin, priced at 24x TTM P/E with a 3.4% dividend yield — meaning SO is compensated for its regulated-rate stability, not a growth-optionality bet.
  • The AI-data-center demand tailwind is real and specific to territory: Georgia is one of the fastest-growing data-center regions in the country, meaning SO's rate base is expanding organically as new capacity comes on-line.
  • The tape is stable: sitting 2% above the 50-day and 3.5% above the 200-day, at 72% of the 52-week range, with volume 43% below average — a coiled quality name being held, not chased.
  • The check is leverage sensitivity: 2x debt-to-equity is elevated for a utility, meaning cost-of-capital is a real risk if the Fed cutting-cycle stalls — utilities de-rate quickly when long-end yields move.

July 30 earnings is the trigger. A number confirming data-center-driven rate-base expansion plus stable FY EPS guidance extends the leg; any commentary on rate-case delays or interconnection queue slippage compresses the tape.

Agrees with X sentimentX is bullish on utility-sector rotation and the AI-data-center power demand tailwind, and both are real — Southern's Georgia footprint is exactly where the data-center buildout is landing. The one honest check is that any utility ETF-driven bounce needs the sector to reclaim key levels; that setup is external to Southern's own execution.

What to watch: The July 30 print — rate-base expansion commentary, data-center-driven load-growth disclosure, and any FY EPS-growth guidance change. Above 6% rate-base expansion plus continued FY guide extends the leg; a rate-case delay commentary is the specific downside.

On the calendar: 2026-07-30 — Q2 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-06-12

Southern Company sentiment is bullish. Posters cite SO dividend payment day, the $XLU utility ETF bouncing at the swing-low AVWAP and 1.382 Fib (with SO as a top holding alongside NEE/DUK/CEG/AEP), and SO trading-thesis framework popularity. Some posters note that utility ETF bulls need to reclaim 46 to confirm follow-through.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Large regulated electric utility serving Georgia and Alabama with nuclear generation (Vogtle) as a key long-term asset.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Regulated Electric sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SO.

Regulated Electric · Utilities

No material change from last week — Dominion Virginia (D) is the primary data center utility, and nuclear power re-rating (CEG, Oklo's DOE clearance milestone this week) continues as the..

What this means for $SO

Partial — Large regulated electric utility serving Georgia and Alabama with nuclear generation (Vogtle) as a key long-term asset; exposure exists but is diluted by diverse end markets and revenue mix.

Industry benchmark

23-name peer basket
+424.6%YTD
+6.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
23.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
4.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
24.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-3.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
12.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
43.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
2.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$1.32$1.21+9.1%
Q4 2025Feb 19, 2026$0.55$0.56-1.4%
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$1.60$1.51+6.0%
Q2 2025Jul 31, 2025$0.91$0.88+4.0%
Next earningsThu, Jul 30·consensus EPS $1.00

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$8.4B+8.0%46.5%24.0%$1.21$-1.7B
Q4 FY25$7.0B+10.1%18.8%13.0%$0.38$-1.9B
Q3 FY25$7.8B+7.5%55.0%33.2%$1.55$384.0M
Q2 FY25$7.0B+7.9%50.1%25.3%$0.80$-619.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 15 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$30.8B$30.3B – $31.3B$4.58$4.54 – $4.6313
FY27$32.4B$31.7B – $33.1B$4.93$4.84 – $4.9714
FY28$34.3B$34.1B – $34.6B$5.37$5.18 – $5.4915
FY29$35.7B$34.7B – $36.6B$5.77$5.57 – $5.9611
FY30$36.9B$35.9B – $37.8B$6.19$5.96 – $6.387

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.72%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+2.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+3.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 1.1B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.3% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.335-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJul 1Matthew M. KimComptroller100 sh$10KSellJun 1Matthew M. KimComptroller100 sh$9KSellMay 1Matthew M. KimComptroller100 sh$10KSellMar 30Kimberly S, GreeneCEO25.0K sh$2.4MSellMar 19Christopher CummiskeyEVP6.7K sh$644KSellMar 18Stan W ConnallyCOO12.5K sh$1.2MSellFeb 24Matthew M. KimComptroller5.1K sh$487K
+ 47 other (29 awards · 8 exempts · 8 inkinds · 1 discretionary · 1 gift) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationJun 5S-3ASR
AI summary

The Southern Company (SO) filed an automatic shelf registration statement (S-3ASR) with the SEC. The registration establishes a shelf to offer common stock, preferred stock, debt securities from time to time. As an S-3ASR (automatic shelf), this registration is immediately effective upon filing — a privilege reserved for well-known seasoned issuers (WKSIs) with large public floats. The shelf registration does not commit the company to any specific offering but provides flexible capital markets access for future transactions.

8-KShareholder voteMay 158-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

SO held its Annual Meeting of stockholders around 2026-05-15 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 5 directors to the board. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Mar 16424B5
8-KMaterial agreementFeb 258-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Feb 178-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 17 other (4 13Gs · 3 proxys · 2 routine 8-Ks · 2 earnings 8-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Southern Co. (SO) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for Investorszacks.com·1d agoSouthern California Edison Exceeds $750 Million in Relief Offered for Eaton Fire Impactsbusinesswire.com·1d agoThe Portfolio Blueprint for Building $20,000 a Month in Dividend Income247wallst.com·2d agoGeorgia Power reaffirms longstanding commitment to make growth work for customers with Customer Protection Pledgeprnewswire.com·2d agoWhat It Takes to Earn $8,000 a Month From Dividends Without Chasing Yield247wallst.com·3d ago

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