Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold33 ratings
Bullish1133.3%
Neutral1957.6%
Bearish39.1%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
The Southern Company analyst ratings
The Southern Company (SO) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$92.57Previous close
$71Low
$89.72Average
$112High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 27, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Oct 13, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 25, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 20, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | In Line | Upgrade | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Underweight | Upgrade | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 20, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 17, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Ladenburg Thalmann | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 2, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 29, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 15, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jan 18, 2023 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 20, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 22, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| Scotia Howard Weil | Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | May 13, 2016 |
| CRT Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Mar 3, 2014 |
| Hilliard Lyons | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 31, 2014 |
| BGC Financial | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jun 20, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Nov 6, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $92.57. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $99.5 | $90.39 | +7.5% | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $84 | $90.68 | -9.3% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $98 | $90.48 | +5.9% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $89.27 | +2.6% | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $89.18 | -0.6% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Richard Sunderland | $93 | $89.38 | +0.5% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $87.04 | -20.1% | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $97 | $92.7 | +4.8% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $106 | $94.34 | +14.5% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $104 | $97.25 | +12.3% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $79 | $95.8 | -14.7% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $102 | $94.8 | +10.2% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $89 | $94.84 | -3.9% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $99 | $94 | +6.9% | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $98 | $92.53 | +5.9% | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Richard Sunderland | $100 | $91.93 | +8.0% | May 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $87 | $94.12 | -6.0% | May 21, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $97.11 | +13.4% | May 1, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $104 | $97.05 | +12.3% | May 1, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $99 | $97.59 | +6.9% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Cowen & Co. | Shelby Tucker | $112 | $97.11 | +21.0% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Nicholas Amicucci | $111 | $96.29 | +19.9% | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $102 | $95.22 | +10.2% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $94.44 | +11.3% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $94.58 | +11.3% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $104 | $95.05 | +12.3% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $96 | $95.05 | +3.7% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $105 | $87.35 | +13.4% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $85 | $88.16 | -8.2% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Shahriar Pourreza | $84 | $88.9 | -9.3% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $88.42 | -4.9% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $85.71 | +1.5% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $86.1 | -12.5% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $99 | $84.71 | +6.9% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $76 | $84.73 | -17.9% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $88 | $84.06 | -4.9% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $97 | $88.58 | +4.8% | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $88.99 | -1.7% | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $92.73 | +11.3% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $97 | $95.4 | +4.8% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $107 | $95.4 | +15.6% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $99 | $97.94 | +6.9% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $100.06 | -6.0% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $98.08 | -24.4% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $104 | $96.13 | +12.3% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Nicholas Amicucci | $103 | $95.49 | +11.3% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $99 | $93.89 | +6.9% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $92 | $93.8 | -0.6% | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $89.97 | -1.7% | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $83 | $89.84 | -10.3% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdel | $90 | $89.44 | -2.8% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Marie Ferguson | $90 | $78.71 | -2.8% | May 15, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $80 | $75.46 | -13.6% | May 3, 2024 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $66 | $68.73 | -28.7% | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Paul Fremont | $76 | $71.1 | -17.9% | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Ryan Levine | $82 | $67.18 | -11.4% | Feb 6, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $77 | $70.58 | -16.8% | Jan 11, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $69.14 | -20.1% | Dec 16, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $70.37 | -31.9% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $65.09 | -36.3% | Nov 11, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $74.69 | -27.6% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $74.97 | -16.8% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $76 | $76.5 | -17.9% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $76.61 | -26.5% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $76.03 | -13.6% | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $71 | $67.89 | -23.3% | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Paul Fremont | $67 | $67.83 | -27.6% | Jan 10, 2022 |
| UBS | Ross Fowler | $71 | $67.55 | -23.3% | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Barclays | Eric Beaumont | $75 | $60.48 | -19.0% | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza | $72 | $64.83 | -22.2% | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Angus Kelleher-Ferguson | $73 | $62.04 | -21.1% | May 19, 2021 |
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