Schnieders Capital Management LLC Buys 393 Shares of Southern Company (The) $SO

Schnieders Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Southern Company (The) (NYSE:SO) by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 59,217 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 393 shares during the quarter. Southern makes up about 1.0% of Schnieders Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Schnieders Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Southern were worth $5,438,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of SO. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its position in Southern by 275.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 300 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Southern in the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Financial Connections Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Southern in the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Accredited Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Southern in the 1st quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new stake in shares of Southern in the 1st quarter worth $39,000. Institutional investors own 64.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Southern in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Southern from $98.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Mizuho raised their target price on Southern from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Wall Street Zen lowered Southern from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, TD Cowen started coverage on Southern in a research note on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $112.00 target price for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $98.83.

Southern Stock Performance

NYSE SO opened at $97.80 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $94.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $107.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.14, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.43. Southern Company has a fifty-two week low of $80.46 and a fifty-two week high of $100.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.74.

Southern (NYSE:SO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $6.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.70 billion. Southern had a net margin of 15.10% and a return on equity of 12.09%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.10 EPS. Southern has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.500-1.500 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.200-4.300 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Southern Company will post 4.29 earnings per share for the current year.

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.