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Southern Co (SO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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SO Analyst Ratings

Moderate Buy
18Ratings
Moderate Buy
7 Buy
10 Hold
1 Sell
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Southern
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in the past 3 months
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SO Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

$102.87
▲(8.84% Upside)
Based on 18 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Southern Co in the last 3 months. The average price target is $102.87 with a high forecast of $114.00 and a low forecast of $87.00. The average price target represents a 8.84% change from the last price of $94.51.
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Highest Price Target$114.00Average Price Target$102.87Lowest Price Target$87.00
The highest, average, and lowest price target of all analysts. Click on ‘Top Analysts’ to focus on the best performers.

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts​

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts​
Analyst Profile
Expert Firm
Price Target
Position
Upside / Downside
Action
Date
Follow
Article
Truist Financial Analyst forecast on SO
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
$103$100
Hold
5.81%
Upside
Reiterated
05/29/26
Southern Company price target lowered to $100 from $103 at TruistSouthern Company price target lowered to $100 from $103 at Truist
Morgan Stanley Analyst forecast on SO
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
$92$87
Sell
-7.95%
Downside
Reiterated
05/21/26
Southern Company price target lowered to $87 from $92 at Morgan StanleySouthern Company price target lowered to $87 from $92 at Morgan Stanley
Argus Research Analyst forecast on SO
Argus Research
Argus Research
$101
Buy
6.87%
Upside
Reiterated
05/04/26
Argus Research Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Southern Co (SO)
Goldman Sachs Analyst forecast on SO
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
$99$101
Hold
6.87%
Upside
Reiterated
05/04/26
Analysts Offer Insights on Utilities Companies: Southern Co (NYSE: SO) and Northwestern (NASDAQ: NWE)
Raymond James Analyst forecast on SO
Raymond James
Raymond James
$103$104
Buy
10.04%
Upside
Reiterated
05/01/26
Southern Company price target raised to $104 from $103 at Raymond JamesSouthern Company price target raised to $104 from $103 at Raymond James
Mizuho Securities Analyst forecast on SO
Mizuho Securities
Mizuho Securities
$104$105
Buy
11.10%
Upside
Reiterated
05/01/26
Southern Company price target raised to $105 from $104 at MizuhoSouthern Company price target raised to $105 from $104 at Mizuho
KeyBanc
Hold
Reiterated
05/01/26
Analysts Conflicted on These Utilities Names: Entergy (NYSE: ETR), Southern Co (NYSE: SO) and DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE)
BTIG
Hold
Reiterated
05/01/26
Analysts Conflicted on These Utilities Names: Southern Co (NYSE: SO), Talen Energy Corp (NASDAQ: TLN) and China Resources Gas Group (Other OTC: CRGGF)
RBC Capital
$103
Hold
8.98%
Upside
Reiterated
04/28/26
RBC Capital Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Southern Co (SO)
BMO Capital Analyst forecast on SO
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
$103$104
Buy
10.04%
Upside
Reiterated
04/22/26
Southern Co (SO) Gets a Buy from BMO Capital
Wells Fargo
$96$99
Hold
4.75%
Upside
Reiterated
04/21/26
Southern Company price target raised to $99 from $96 at Wells FargoSouthern Company price target raised to $99 from $96 at Wells Fargo
Seaport Global Analyst forecast on SO
Seaport Global
Seaport Global
Hold
Downgraded
04/20/26
Southern Company downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Seaport ResearchSouthern Company downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Seaport Research
J.P. Morgan Analyst forecast on SO
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
$103$101
Hold
6.87%
Upside
Reiterated
04/15/26
Southern Co (SO) Gets a Hold from J.P. Morgan
Citi
$107$114
Buy
20.62%
Upside
Reiterated
04/10/26
Southern Company price target raised to $114 from $107 at CitiSouthern Company price target raised to $114 from $107 at Citi
Barclays
$88$99
Hold
4.75%
Upside
Reiterated
04/09/26
Southern Company price target raised to $99 from $88 at BarclaysSouthern Company price target raised to $99 from $88 at Barclays
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Upside/ Downside
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Truist Financial Analyst forecast on SO
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
$103$100
Hold
5.81%
Upside
Reiterated
05/29/26
Southern Company price target lowered to $100 from $103 at TruistSouthern Company price target lowered to $100 from $103 at Truist
Morgan Stanley Analyst forecast on SO
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
$92$87
Sell
-7.95%
Downside
Reiterated
05/21/26
Southern Company price target lowered to $87 from $92 at Morgan StanleySouthern Company price target lowered to $87 from $92 at Morgan Stanley
Argus Research Analyst forecast on SO
Argus Research
Argus Research
$101
Buy
6.87%
Upside
Reiterated
05/04/26
Argus Research Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Southern Co (SO)
Goldman Sachs Analyst forecast on SO
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
$99$101
Hold
6.87%
Upside
Reiterated
05/04/26
Analysts Offer Insights on Utilities Companies: Southern Co (NYSE: SO) and Northwestern (NASDAQ: NWE)
Raymond James Analyst forecast on SO
Raymond James
Raymond James
$103$104
Buy
10.04%
Upside
Reiterated
05/01/26
Southern Company price target raised to $104 from $103 at Raymond JamesSouthern Company price target raised to $104 from $103 at Raymond James
Mizuho Securities Analyst forecast on SO
Mizuho Securities
Mizuho Securities
$104$105
Buy
11.10%
Upside
Reiterated
05/01/26
Southern Company price target raised to $105 from $104 at MizuhoSouthern Company price target raised to $105 from $104 at Mizuho
KeyBanc
Hold
Reiterated
05/01/26
Analysts Conflicted on These Utilities Names: Entergy (NYSE: ETR), Southern Co (NYSE: SO) and DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE)
BTIG
Hold
Reiterated
05/01/26
Analysts Conflicted on These Utilities Names: Southern Co (NYSE: SO), Talen Energy Corp (NASDAQ: TLN) and China Resources Gas Group (Other OTC: CRGGF)
RBC Capital
$103
Hold
8.98%
Upside
Reiterated
04/28/26
RBC Capital Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Southern Co (SO)
BMO Capital Analyst forecast on SO
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
$103$104
Buy
10.04%
Upside
Reiterated
04/22/26
Southern Co (SO) Gets a Buy from BMO Capital
Wells Fargo
$96$99
Hold
4.75%
Upside
Reiterated
04/21/26
Southern Company price target raised to $99 from $96 at Wells FargoSouthern Company price target raised to $99 from $96 at Wells Fargo
Seaport Global Analyst forecast on SO
Seaport Global
Seaport Global
Hold
Downgraded
04/20/26
Southern Company downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Seaport ResearchSouthern Company downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Seaport Research
J.P. Morgan Analyst forecast on SO
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
$103$101
Hold
6.87%
Upside
Reiterated
04/15/26
Southern Co (SO) Gets a Hold from J.P. Morgan
Citi
$107$114
Buy
20.62%
Upside
Reiterated
04/10/26
Southern Company price target raised to $114 from $107 at CitiSouthern Company price target raised to $114 from $107 at Citi
Barclays
$88$99
Hold
4.75%
Upside
Reiterated
04/09/26
Southern Company price target raised to $99 from $88 at BarclaysSouthern Company price target raised to $99 from $88 at Barclays
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Best Analysts Covering Southern Co

3 Months
James ThalackerBMO Capital
Success Rate
8/12 ratings generated profit
67%
Average Return
+2.41%
Copying James Thalacker's trades and holding each position for 3 Months would result in 66.67% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +2.41% per trade.
1 Year
Success Rate
24/29 ratings generated profit
83%
Average Return
+14.28%
Copying Shelby Tucker's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 82.76% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +14.28% per trade.
2 Years
Success Rate
26/29 ratings generated profit
90%
Average Return
+24.26%
Copying Shelby Tucker's trades and holding each position for 2 Years would result in 89.66% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +24.26% per trade.
The Best Analyst Covering tool allows you to follow the analysts who have the best success rates and average returns on a specific stock. Only analysts that gave a Buy or Sell rating on the stock in the past 12 months are eligible for inclusion in this tool. Follow the analysts of your choice to receive real-time updates when they publish a new rating.

SO Analyst Recommendation Trends

Rating
Feb 26
Mar 26
Apr 26
May 26
Jun 26
Strong Buy
0
0
0
0
0
Buy
3
5
7
8
5
Hold
14
11
17
16
14
Sell
6
5
4
5
4
Strong Sell
0
0
0
0
0
total
23
21
28
29
23
In the current month, SO has received 5 Buy Ratings, 14 Hold Ratings, and 4 Sell Ratings. SO average Analyst price target in the past 3 months is 102.87.
Each month's total comprises the sum of three months' worth of ratings.

SO Financial Forecast

SO Earnings Forecast

Next quarter’s earnings estimate for SO is $0.98 with a range of $0.85 to $1.06. The previous quarter’s EPS was $1.32. SO beat its EPS estimate ― of the time in the past 12 months, while its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 45.45% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year SO has Performed in-line its overall industry.
Next quarter’s earnings estimate for SO is $0.98 with a range of $0.85 to $1.06. The previous quarter’s EPS was $1.32. SO beat its EPS estimate ― of the time in the past 12 months, while its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 45.45% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year SO has Performed in-line its overall industry.

SO Sales Forecast

Next quarter’s sales forecast for SO is $7.24B with a range of $6.62B to $7.47B. The previous quarter’s sales results were $8.40B. SO beat its sales estimates ― of the time in past 12 months, while its overall industry beat sales estimates 14.29% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year SO has Performed in-line its overall industry.
Next quarter’s sales forecast for SO is $7.24B with a range of $6.62B to $7.47B. The previous quarter’s sales results were $8.40B. SO beat its sales estimates ― of the time in past 12 months, while its overall industry beat sales estimates 14.29% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year SO has Performed in-line its overall industry.

SO Stock Forecast FAQ

What is SO’s average 12-month price target, according to analysts?
Based on analyst ratings, The Southern Company’s 12-month average price target is 102.87.
    What is SO’s upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target?
    The Southern Company has 8.84% upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target.
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          Is SO a Buy, Sell or Hold?
          The Southern Company has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy which is based on 7 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings and 1 sell ratings.
            What is The Southern Company’s price target?
            The average price target for The Southern Company is 102.87. This is based on 18 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.
            The highest analyst price target is $114.00 ,the lowest forecast is $87.00. The average price target represents 8.84% Increase from the current price of $94.51.
              What do analysts say about The Southern Company?
              The Southern Company’s analyst rating consensus is a Moderate Buy. This is based on the ratings of 18 Wall Streets Analysts.
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