In the latest trading session, Southern Co. (SO) closed at $92.53, marking a -1.89% move from the previous day.
Varon Corp (OTCID:OZSC)'s US subsidiary, Varon USA, is bringing performance beverage brand Ballislife Drink to approximately 160 retail locations across Southern California beginning June 2026, marking the brand's entry into one of the country's most prominent basketball markets. Tenace Consulting has been appointed as regional distribution partner to support store-level execution across the market.
Southern Co. (SO) concluded the recent trading session at $92.6, signifying a +1.07% move from its prior day's close.
SO's Georgia PSC approves a rate reduction plan that will save typical residential customers about $50 annually while supporting long-term affordability.
Southern Company is rated Buy with a $102 target, offering 9% upside as data center-driven electricity demand accelerates revenue growth. Q1 results exceeded expectations: revenue up 8% YoY, adjusted EPS up 7.3% YoY, with data centers boosting wholesale electric sales by 30%. SO's valuation remains attractive; multiples are at or below five-year averages, and the DCF model assumes a 4.61% revenue CAGR and rising margins through 2030.
SO combines stable cash flows, expanding data center demand and regulated growth with heavy capital needs, weather risks and complex project execution.
SO beat Q1 EPS and revenues as weather-normal sales rose, led by a 42% surge in data center usage.
Zacks.com users have recently been watching Southern Co. (SO) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Southern Co. (SO) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Southern Co. (SO) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.32 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.21 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.23 per share a year ago.
Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Southern Co. (SO) for the quarter ended March 2026 by going beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
Southern Co. (SO) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.