Southern Co. Gains as Major Indexes Fall

Southern Co. shares rose 1.34% to close at $83.45 in the latest trading session, while major U.S. stock indexes ended lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.17%, the Dow lost 0.26%, and the Nasdaq slipped 0.09%.

The utility company is scheduled to report earnings on November 5, 2026. Analysts expect quarterly earnings of $1.65 per share and revenue of $8.34 billion, according to consensus estimates cited by Zacks. Those forecasts represent year-over-year increases of 3.13% in earnings and 6.56% in revenue.

For the annual period, consensus estimates call for earnings of $4.59 per share and revenue of $31.04 billion. Zacks said those figures would be up 6.74% and 5.02%, respectively, from the previous year.

Analysts have nudged their earnings outlook higher. The consensus earnings-per-share estimate for Southern rose 0.05% over the past month, according to Zacks.

Southern’s forward price-to-earnings ratio was 17.94, compared with 16.19 for its industry. Its PEG ratio was 2.19, below the industry average of 2.38.