Southern Co (SOT) Stock Forecast, Price Targets and Analysts Predictions

SOT Analyst Ratings

Hold

4 Buy

7 Hold

2 Sell

Based on 13 analysts giving stock ratings to

Southern

Co

in the past 3 months

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SOT Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

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Based on 13 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Southern Co in the last 3 months. The average price target is CHF78.39 with a high forecast of CHF87.54 and a low forecast of CHF61.11. The average price target represents a ― change from the last price of ―.

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Highest Price TargetCHF87.54

Average Price TargetCHF78.39

Lowest Price TargetCHF61.11

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

Julien Dumoulin Smith

Jefferies

CHF79.28→CHF78.45

Hold

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Reiterated

10/20/26

Southern Company price target lowered to $95 from $96 at JefferiesSouthern Company price target lowered to $95 from $96 at Jefferies

Nicholas Campanella

Barclays

CHF83.41→CHF75.98

Hold

―

Reiterated

10/16/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Utilities Companies: Northwest Gas (NYSE: NWN) and Southern Co (NYSE: SO)

Richard Sunderland

Truist Financial

CHF80.11→CHF76.8

Hold

―

Reiterated

10/15/26

Southern Company price target lowered to $93 from $97 at TruistSouthern Company price target lowered to $93 from $97 at Truist

Carly Davenport

Goldman Sachs

CHF85.06→CHF83.41

Hold

―

Reiterated

10/15/26

Goldman Sachs Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Southern Co (SO)

Jeremy Tonet

J.P. Morgan

CHF83.41→CHF77.63

Hold

―

Assigned

10/13/26

Southern Company price target lowered to $94 from $101 at JPMorganSouthern Company price target lowered to $94 from $101 at JPMorgan

Sophie Karp

KeyBanc

CHF65.24→CHF61.11

Sell

―

Reiterated

10/13/26

KeyBanc Sticks to Its Sell Rating for Southern Co (SO)

Ross Fowler

Bank of America Securities

CHF82.58→CHF75.98

Hold

―

Reiterated

10/13/26

Southern Company price target lowered to $92 from $100 at BofASouthern Company price target lowered to $92 from $100 at BofA

Ryan Levine

Citi

CHF94.15→CHF85.89

Buy

―

Reiterated

09/25/26

Southern Company price target lowered to $104 from $114 at CitiSouthern Company price target lowered to $104 from $114 at Citi

David Arcaro

Morgan Stanley

CHF73.5→CHF70.2

Sell

―

Assigned

09/21/26

Morgan Stanley Sticks to Its Sell Rating for Southern Co (SO)

James Thalacker

BMO Capital

CHF85.89

Buy

―

Reiterated

08/28/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Utilities Companies: Southern Co (NYSE: SO) and Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG)

Anthony Crowdell

Mizuho Securities

CHF87.54

Buy

―

Reiterated

08/04/26

Mizuho Securities Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Southern Co (SO)

Marie Ferguson

Argus Research

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Buy

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Reiterated

07/31/26

Analysts Conflicted on These Utilities Names: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and Southern Co (NYSE: SO)

Shahriar Pourreza

Wells Fargo

CHF81.76

Hold

―

Reiterated

07/30/26

Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Utilities Companies: Southern Co (NYSE: SO), Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) and Constellation Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CEG)

Stephen D'Ambrisi

RBC Capital

CHF85.06→CHF83.41

Hold

―

Reiterated

07/17/26

RBC Capital Keeps Their Hold Rating on Southern Co (SO)

James Weston

Raymond James

CHF85.06→CHF85.89

Buy

―

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

Analyst Type

Any

Human Analysts

Ranks

Any

Analyst Rating

Any

Upside/ Downside

Any

Action

Any

Julien Dumoulin Smith

Jefferies

CHF79.28→CHF78.45

Hold

―

Reiterated

10/20/26

Southern Company price target lowered to $95 from $96 at JefferiesSouthern Company price target lowered to $95 from $96 at Jefferies

Nicholas Campanella

Barclays

CHF83.41→CHF75.98

Hold

―

Reiterated

10/16/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Utilities Companies: Northwest Gas (NYSE: NWN) and Southern Co (NYSE: SO)

Richard Sunderland

Truist Financial

CHF80.11→CHF76.8

Hold

―

Reiterated

10/15/26

Southern Company price target lowered to $93 from $97 at TruistSouthern Company price target lowered to $93 from $97 at Truist

Carly Davenport

Goldman Sachs

CHF85.06→CHF83.41

Hold

―

Reiterated

10/15/26

Goldman Sachs Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Southern Co (SO)

Jeremy Tonet

J.P. Morgan

CHF83.41→CHF77.63

Hold

―

Assigned

10/13/26

Southern Company price target lowered to $94 from $101 at JPMorganSouthern Company price target lowered to $94 from $101 at JPMorgan

Sophie Karp

KeyBanc

CHF65.24→CHF61.11

Sell

―

Reiterated

10/13/26

KeyBanc Sticks to Its Sell Rating for Southern Co (SO)

Ross Fowler

Bank of America Securities

CHF82.58→CHF75.98

Hold

―

Reiterated

10/13/26

Southern Company price target lowered to $92 from $100 at BofASouthern Company price target lowered to $92 from $100 at BofA

Ryan Levine

Citi

CHF94.15→CHF85.89

Buy

―

Reiterated

09/25/26

Southern Company price target lowered to $104 from $114 at CitiSouthern Company price target lowered to $104 from $114 at Citi

David Arcaro

Morgan Stanley

CHF73.5→CHF70.2

Sell

―

Assigned

09/21/26

Morgan Stanley Sticks to Its Sell Rating for Southern Co (SO)

James Thalacker

BMO Capital

CHF85.89

Buy

―

Reiterated

08/28/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Utilities Companies: Southern Co (NYSE: SO) and Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG)

Anthony Crowdell

Mizuho Securities

CHF87.54

Buy

―

Reiterated

08/04/26

Mizuho Securities Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Southern Co (SO)

Marie Ferguson

Argus Research

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Buy

―

Reiterated

07/31/26

Analysts Conflicted on These Utilities Names: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and Southern Co (NYSE: SO)

Shahriar Pourreza

Wells Fargo

CHF81.76

Hold

―

Reiterated

07/30/26

Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Utilities Companies: Southern Co (NYSE: SO), Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) and Constellation Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CEG)

Stephen D'Ambrisi

RBC Capital

CHF85.06→CHF83.41

Hold

―

Reiterated

07/17/26

RBC Capital Keeps Their Hold Rating on Southern Co (SO)

James Weston

Raymond James

CHF85.06→CHF85.89

Buy

―

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

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Best Analysts Covering Southern Co

3 Months

James ThalackerBMO Capital

Success Rate

9/14 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+1.92%

Copying James Thalacker's trades and holding each position for 3 Months would result in 64.29% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +1.92% per trade.

1 Year

Shelby TuckerTD Cowen

Success Rate

23/28 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+13.78%

Copying Shelby Tucker's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 82.14% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +13.78% per trade.

2 Years

Shelby TuckerTD Cowen

Success Rate

25/28 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+23.66%

Copying Shelby Tucker's trades and holding each position for 2 Years would result in 89.29% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +23.66% per trade.

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SOT Analyst Recommendation Trends

Rating

Jun 26

Jul 26

Aug 26

Sep 26

Oct 26

Strong Buy

0

Buy

5

7

8

4

Hold

14

13

12

11

Sell

3

4

3

Strong Sell

0

total

22

24

18

In the current month, SOT has received 4 Buy Ratings, 11 Hold Ratings, and 3 Sell Ratings. SOT average Analyst price target in the past 3 months is 78.39.

Each month's total comprises the sum of three months' worth of ratings.

SOT Financial Forecast

SOT Earnings Forecast

Next quarter’s earnings estimate for SOT is CHF1.40 with a range of CHF1.35 to CHF1.45. The previous quarter’s EPS was CHF0.93. SOT beat its EPS estimate ― of the time in the past 12 months, while its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 60.04% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year SOT has Performed in-line its overall industry.

SOT Sales Forecast

Next quarter’s sales forecast for SOT is CHF6.92B with a range of CHF6.55B to CHF7.18B. The previous quarter’s sales results were CHF5.76B. SOT beat its sales estimates ― of the time in past 12 months, while its overall industry beat sales estimates 52.69% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year SOT has Performed in-line its overall industry.

SOT Stock Forecast FAQ

What is CH:SOT’s average 12-month price target, according to analysts?

Based on analyst ratings, Southern Co’s 12-month average price target is 78.39.

What is CH:SOT’s upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target?

Currently there's no upside potential for CH:SOT, based on the analysts’ average price target.

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Is Southern Co a Buy, Sell or Hold?

Southern Co has a consensus rating of Hold, which is based on 4 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings and 2 sell ratings.

What is Southern Co’s share price target?

The average share price target for Southern Co is 78.39. This is based on 13 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.
The highest analyst share price target is CHF87.54 ,and the lowest forecast is CHF61.11. The average share price target represents N/A Increase from the current price of N/A.

What do analysts say about Southern Co?

Southern Co’s analyst rating consensus is a Hold. This is based on the ratings of 13 Wall Streets Analysts.

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Southern Co (SOT) Stock Forecast & Price Target

SOT Analyst Ratings

SOT Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts​

Best Analysts Covering Southern Co

SOT Analyst Recommendation Trends

SOT Financial Forecast

SOT Earnings Forecast

SOT Sales Forecast

SOT Stock Forecast FAQ

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts