The Southern Company (SO)
(Delayed Data from NYSE)
$77.75 USD
+0.58 (0.75%)
Updated May 24, 2024 04:00 PM ET
After-Market: $77.74 -0.01 (-0.01%) 7:58 PM ET
3-Hold of 5 3
D Value C Growth B Momentum C VGM
Southern Co. (SO) Price Targets
Average Price Target | Highest Price Target | Lowest Price Target | Downside to Average Price Target |
---|---|---|---|
$75.11 | $85.00 | $65.00 | -3.40% |
Price Target
Based on short-term price targets offered by 18 analysts, the average price target for Southern Co. comes to $75.11. The forecasts range from a low of $65.00 to a high of $85.00. The average price target represents a decline of 3.4% from the last closing price of $77.75.
Analyst Price Targets (18)
Broker Rating
Southern Co. currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 2.05 on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell etc.) made by 20 brokerage firms. The current ABR compares to an ABR of 2.17 a month ago based on 18 recommendations.
Of the 20 recommendations deriving the current ABR, 10 are Strong Buy and one is Buy. Strong Buy and Buy respectively account for 50% and 5% of all recommendations. A month ago, Strong Buy made up 44.44%, while Buy represented 5.56%.
Broker Rating Breakdown
Brokerage Recommendations
Today | 1 Week Ago | 1 Month Ago | 2 Months Ago | 3 Months Ago | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong Buy | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Buy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hold | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Strong Sell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
ABR | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 |
1. Not Ident. Many of the brokerage firms who provide Zacks data ask that we keep their identity confidential.
2. In most cases the # of brokers listed above is less than the # of brokerage firms that have a recommendation on the stock. That is because some firms prohibit Zacks from displaying detailed information on their recommendations such as in the upgrade/downgrade table.
Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades
Date | Brokerage Firm | Analyst | Previous | Current |
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5/15/2024 | Argus Research Corp. | Marie Ferguson | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
5/3/2024 | Not Identified | Not Identified | Hold | Hold |
5/2/2024 | Guggenheim Securities | Shahriar Pourreza | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
4/24/2024 | Seaport Research Partners | Angie Storozynski | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
4/22/2024 | Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel | Hold | Strong Buy |
4/2/2024 | Mizuho SecuritiesUSA | Anthony C Crowdell | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
4/1/2024 | BMO Capital Markets | James M Thalacker | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
2/16/2024 | KeyBanc Capital Markets | Sophie Karp | Hold | Hold |
12/1/2023 | LadenburgThalmann | Paul Fremont | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
10/17/2023 | Evercore Partners | Durgesh Chopra | Not Available | Hold |
1. Not Ident. Many of the brokerage firms who provide Zacks data ask that we keep their identity confidential.
2. In most cases the # of brokers listed above is less than the # of brokerage firms that have a recommendation on the stock. That is because some firms prohibit Zacks from displaying detailed information on their recommendations such as in the upgrade/downgrade table.
Average Brokerage Rating
Current ABR | 2.05 |
ABR (Last week) | 2.05 |
# of Recs in ABR | 20 |
Average Target Price | $75.11 |
LT Growth Rate | 6.10% |
Industry | Utility - Electric Power |
Industry Rank by ABR | 88 of 252 |
Current Quarter EPS Est: | 0.92 |