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About SO

The Southern Co is a holding company, which engages in the generation and sale of electricity. It operates through the following segments: Traditional Electric Operating Companies, Southern Power, and Southern Company Gas.

CEO

Christopher C. Womack

CEOChristopher C. Womack

Employees

29,800

Employees29,800

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia

HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia

Founded

1945

Founded1945

Employees

29,800

Employees29,800

SO Key Statistics

Market cap

106.59B

Market cap106.59B

Price-Earnings ratio

24.18

Price-Earnings ratio24.18

Dividend yield

3.13%

Dividend yield3.13%

Average volume

5.41M

Average volume5.41M

High today

$94.80

High today$94.80

Low today

$93.77

Low today$93.77

Open price

$94.31

Open price$94.31

Volume

3.38M

Volume3.38M

52 Week high

$100.84

52 Week high$100.84

52 Week low

$83.80

52 Week low$83.80

Stock Snapshot

The current Southern(SO) stock price is $94.55, with a market capitalization of 106.59B. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.18 and offers a dividend yield of 3.1%.

During the trading session on 2026-05-26, Southern(SO) shares reached a daily high of $94.80 and a low of $93.77. At a current price of $94.55, the stock is +0.8% higher than the low and still -0.3% under the high.

Trading volume for Southern(SO) stock has reached 3.38M, versus its average volume of 5.41M.

The stock's 52-week range extends from a low of $83.80 to a high of $100.84.

SO News

Nasdaq 3d

My Top 3 Recession-Proof Utilities Stocks for May 2026

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TipRanks 5d

Southern Company price target lowered to $87 from $92 at Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley analyst David Arcaro lowered the firm’s price target on Southern Company (SO) to $87 from $92 and keeps an Underweight rating on the shares. The...

24/7 Wall St. 5d

These 3 Utility Stocks Have Been Paying Dividends for Decades and AI Data Centers Just Made Them More Valuable

These 3 Utility Stocks Have Been Paying Dividends for Decades and AI Data Centers Just Made Them More Valuable By Vandita Jadeja Published May 21, 8:59AM EDT...

Analyst ratings

63%

of 27 ratings

Buy

25.9%

Hold

63%

Sell

11.1%

More SO News

Simply Wall St 5d

Southern’s Carbon Offset Milestone Adds New Angle To Growth Story

Georgia Natural Gas, a Southern (NYSE:SO) subsidiary, reports its Greener Life program has offset more than 1 billion pounds of carbon emissions since 2019. Th...

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