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SOUTHERN CO (SO) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering SOUTHERN CO.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-22 | 11 | $75 | $55 | $67 | $71.61 | -6.44% |
| 2021-12-02 | 10 | $75 | $55 | $67 | $71.61 | -6.44% |
| 2021-12-06 | 10 | $75 | $60 | $67.555 | $71.61 | -5.66% |
| 2021-12-17 | 10 | $72 | $60 | $67.375 | $71.61 | -5.91% |
| 2021-12-21 | 10 | $72 | $60 | $67.875 | $71.61 | -5.22% |
| 2022-01-06 | 10 | $75 | $60 | $68.625 | $71.61 | -4.17% |
| 2022-01-13 | 10 | $75 | $60 | $68.875 | $71.61 | -3.82% |
| 2022-01-21 | 9 | $75 | $60 | $68.75 | $71.61 | -3.99% |
| 2022-01-25 | 10 | $75 | $60 | $68.444 | $71.61 | -4.42% |
| 2022-02-02 | 10 | $75 | $60 | $68.666 | $71.61 | -4.11% |
| 2022-02-07 | 11 | $72 | $60 | $68.333 | $71.61 | -4.58% |
| 2022-02-18 | 11 | $72 | $60 | $68 | $71.61 | -5.04% |
| 2022-02-22 | 11 | $72 | $59 | $67.777 | $71.61 | -5.35% |
| 2022-03-15 | 11 | $72 | $59 | $67.888 | $71.61 | -5.2% |
| 2022-03-16 | 11 | $72 | $59 | $68 | $71.61 | -5.04% |
| 2022-03-18 | 11 | $73 | $59 | $68.111 | $71.61 | -4.89% |
| 2022-03-22 | 11 | $73 | $60 | $68.555 | $71.61 | -4.27% |
| 2022-04-07 | 11 | $73 | $60 | $68.555 | $71.61 | -4.27% |
| 2022-04-12 | 11 | $78 | $60 | $69.222 | $71.61 | -3.33% |
| 2022-04-18 | 11 | $78 | $60 | $69.777 | $71.61 | -2.56% |
| 2022-04-20 | 11 | $80 | $60 | $70.666 | $71.61 | -1.32% |
| 2022-04-21 | 10 | $80 | $66 | $73.25 | $71.61 | 2.29% |
| 2022-04-28 | 10 | $80 | $66 | $73.125 | $71.61 | 2.12% |
| 2022-05-02 | 10 | $80 | $66 | $72.625 | $71.61 | 1.42% |
| 2022-05-17 | 10 | $80 | $66 | $72.375 | $71.61 | 1.07% |
| 2022-05-23 | 10 | $80 | $66 | $72.25 | $71.61 | 0.89% |
| 2022-06-22 | 11 | $80 | $66 | $72 | $71.61 | 0.54% |
| 2022-07-21 | 14 | $80 | $63 | $73.727 | $71.61 | 2.96% |
| 2022-08-01 | 14 | $80 | $63 | $74.09 | $71.61 | 3.46% |
| 2022-08-14 | 14 | $87 | $63 | $75.09 | $71.61 | 4.86% |
| 2022-08-17 | 14 | $87 | $63 | $75.909 | $71.61 | 6% |
| 2022-08-22 | 15 | $87 | $61 | $74.666 | $71.61 | 4.27% |
| 2022-09-17 | 15 | $87 | $61 | $75.166 | $71.61 | 4.97% |
| 2022-09-22 | 15 | $87 | $61 | $75.083 | $71.61 | 4.85% |
| 2022-10-06 | 15 | $87 | $61 | $74.416 | $71.61 | 3.92% |
| 2022-10-13 | 15 | $87 | $61 | $73.5 | $71.61 | 2.64% |
| 2022-10-20 | 15 | $87 | $55 | $71 | $71.61 | -0.85% |
| 2022-11-07 | 15 | $87 | $55 | $70.384 | $71.61 | -1.71% |
| 2022-11-11 | 15 | $87 | $59 | $70.692 | $71.61 | -1.28% |
| 2022-11-21 | 15 | $87 | $59 | $70.615 | $71.61 | -1.39% |
| 2022-11-24 | 15 | $87 | $59 | $70.461 | $71.61 | -1.6% |
| 2022-12-12 | 14 | $87 | $59 | $70.857 | $71.61 | -1.05% |
| 2022-12-16 | 13 | $87 | $61 | $72.071 | $71.61 | 0.64% |
| 2023-01-08 | 14 | $87 | $61 | $72.857 | $71.61 | 1.74% |
| 2023-01-12 | 14 | $87 | $61 | $72.923 | $71.61 | 1.83% |
| 2023-01-23 | 14 | $87 | $61 | $73 | $71.61 | 1.94% |
| 2023-01-24 | 14 | $87 | $61 | $73.166 | $71.61 | 2.17% |
| 2023-01-26 | 13 | $87 | $61 | $73.166 | $71.61 | 2.17% |
| 2023-02-06 | 13 | $87 | $61 | $72.833 | $71.61 | 1.71% |
| 2023-02-27 | 13 | $87 | $61 | $72.416 | $71.61 | 1.13% |
| 2023-03-17 | 14 | $87 | $61 | $72.615 | $71.61 | 1.4% |
| 2023-04-05 | 14 | $87 | $57 | $72.307 | $71.61 | 0.97% |
| 2023-04-17 | 15 | $87 | $57 | $72.571 | $71.61 | 1.34% |
| 2023-04-21 | 15 | $87 | $61 | $73 | $71.61 | 1.94% |
| 2023-04-24 | 15 | $87 | $61 | $73.285 | $71.61 | 2.34% |
| 2023-04-28 | 15 | $87 | $61 | $73.428 | $71.61 | 2.54% |
| 2023-05-15 | 15 | $87 | $61 | $73.571 | $71.61 | 2.74% |
| 2023-05-16 | 15 | $87 | $61 | $73.5 | $71.61 | 2.64% |
| 2023-06-06 | 15 | $87 | $61 | $73.357 | $71.61 | 2.44% |
| 2023-06-08 | 14 | $87 | $61 | $74.384 | $71.61 | 3.87% |
| 2023-06-13 | 14 | $87 | $61 | $74.307 | $71.61 | 3.77% |
| 2023-06-23 | 13 | $87 | $60 | $74.23 | $71.61 | 3.66% |
| 2023-07-07 | 13 | $87 | $60 | $74.076 | $71.61 | 3.44% |
| 2023-07-24 | 14 | $87 | $60 | $74.23 | $71.61 | 3.66% |
| 2023-08-04 | 14 | $80 | $60 | $73.083 | $71.61 | 2.06% |
| 2023-08-16 | 15 | $80 | $67 | $73.692 | $71.61 | 2.91% |
| 2023-08-23 | 15 | $80 | $67 | $73.142 | $71.61 | 2.14% |
| 2023-08-31 | 15 | $80 | $67 | $72.714 | $71.61 | 1.54% |
| 2023-09-06 | 15 | $80 | $67 | $72.857 | $71.61 | 1.74% |
| 2023-09-13 | 15 | $80 | $67 | $72.928 | $71.61 | 1.84% |
| 2023-09-21 | 14 | $80 | $68 | $73.071 | $71.61 | 2.04% |
| 2023-10-05 | 15 | $80 | $64 | $72.785 | $71.61 | 1.64% |
| 2023-10-09 | 15 | $80 | $64 | $72.428 | $71.61 | 1.14% |
| 2023-10-16 | 15 | $80 | $64 | $72.928 | $71.61 | 1.84% |
| 2023-10-17 | 15 | $80 | $64 | $72.4 | $71.61 | 1.1% |
| 2023-10-20 | 15 | $80 | $64 | $72.266 | $71.61 | 0.92% |
| 2023-10-31 | 15 | $80 | $64 | $72.066 | $71.61 | 0.64% |
| 2023-11-20 | 15 | $80 | $64 | $72.066 | $71.61 | 0.64% |
| 2023-11-21 | 15 | $80 | $64 | $71.933 | $71.61 | 0.45% |
| 2023-11-30 | 15 | $80 | $64 | $72.333 | $71.61 | 1.01% |
| 2023-12-08 | 16 | $82 | $64 | $72.937 | $71.61 | 1.85% |
| 2023-12-12 | 16 | $82 | $64 | $72.733 | $71.61 | 1.57% |
| 2023-12-18 | 16 | $82 | $64 | $72.866 | $71.61 | 1.75% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
SO's average price target has moved up $12.93 over the prior 43 months.
SO reports an average of 5.13% for its upside potential over the past 49 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-24 | 14 | 87 | 61 | 73.166 | 66.70 | 9.69% |
| 2023-03-17 | 14 | 87 | 61 | 72.615 | 67.90 | 6.94% |
| 2023-04-21 | 15 | 87 | 61 | 73.357 | 73.61 | -0.34% |
| 2023-05-22 | 15 | 87 | 61 | 73.357 | 70.95 | 3.39% |
| 2023-10-05 | 15 | 80 | 64 | 72.785 | 64.59 | 12.69% |
SO Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.31 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
SO's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.55 over the prior 39 weeks.
Use the points listed below to better contextualize what this analyst price target and recommendations data data means for investors.
- In terms of how SOUTHERN CO fares relative to Utilities stocks, note that its number of analysts covering the stock is higher than 8076.22% of that group.
- In terms of how SOUTHERN CO fares relative to Utilities stocks, note that its upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 1624.62% of that group.
- SO has a lower variance in analysts' estimates than -2200.46% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- In terms of how SOUTHERN CO fares relative to Utilities stocks, note that its average analyst price target is higher than 6009.03% of that group.
In the Utilities industry, ES, ETR, and AEP are the three stocks most similar to SOUTHERN CO regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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