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Southern Co has a consensus price target of $83.65 based on the ratings of 25 analysts. The high is $98 issued by Scotiabank on December 12, 2024. The low is $61 issued by Goldman Sachs on August 22, 2022. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Mizuho, Scotiabank, and Morgan Stanley on February 3, 2025, December 12, 2024, and November 22, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $89.33 between Mizuho, Scotiabank, and Morgan Stanley, there's an implied 2.68% upside for Southern Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Southern (NYSE:SO) was reported by Mizuho on February 3, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $85.00 expecting SO to fall to within 12 months (a possible -2.30% downside). 31 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Southern (NYSE:SO) was provided by Mizuho, and Southern maintained their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Southern Co happened on January 11, 2024 when BMO Capital raised their price target to $77. BMO Capital previously had a market perform for Southern Co.
The last downgrade for Southern Co happened on September 16, 2024 when Mizuho changed their price target from $90 to $90 for Southern Co.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Southern, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Southern was filed on February 3, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around February 3, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Southern (SO) rating was a maintained with a price target of $83.00 to $85.00. The current price Southern (SO) is trading at is $87.00, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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