What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Southern Q2 Earnings?

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Southern in a research report issued on Monday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst T. Saha now expects that the utilities provider will earn $1.06 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.05. The consensus estimate for Southern’s current full-year earnings is $4.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Southern’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.29 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.55 EPS.

SO has been the topic of a number of other reports. Guggenheim raised their price objective on shares of Southern from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Southern from $88.00 to $85.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Scotiabank increased their target price on Southern from $96.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Southern from $99.00 to $97.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on shares of Southern from $71.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Southern has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $90.14.

Southern Stock Down 2.6 %

Shares of NYSE SO opened at $82.51 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $90.40 billion, a PE ratio of 19.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.52. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $84.56 and its 200-day moving average is $86.40. Southern has a 1 year low of $65.80 and a 1 year high of $94.45.

Southern (NYSE:SO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The utilities provider reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $7.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.14 billion. Southern had a return on equity of 12.78% and a net margin of 17.87%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.42 earnings per share.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Martin Bernard Davis sold 1,170 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.90, for a total value of $100,503.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 88,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,592,958.70. This represents a 1.31 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.18% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Southern

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SO. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Southern during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Southern by 168.1% in the third quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC now owns 311 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Southern by 34.7% in the third quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 501 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC bought a new stake in shares of Southern during the 3rd quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new position in Southern in the 3rd quarter valued at about $49,000. 64.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Southern Company Profile

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations.