---
title: "Southern Company (SO) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/so
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-11-02
ticker: SO
sector: "Utilities"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Southern Company (SO) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Southern Company (SO) stock analysis", 2026-11-02. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/so
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## Key facts

- As of November 2, 2026, Southern Company (SO) trades at $94.61, up 0.6% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $81.69 to $99.58; the price is 5.0% below that high.
- It is 6.2% below its all-time high of $100.84, reached in October 2025.
- Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +174.1%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
- It sits 2.3% above its 200-day average of $92.46.
- Its 30-day volatility is 21.0% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 22.8 and a dividend yield of 3.21%.
- Southern Company (SO) has confirmed its next earnings report for November 5, 2026, before the market opens (date from Yahoo Finance, listed on our [November 2026 earnings calendar](https://portfolio-terminal.com/earnings-calendar/november-2026)).

## About Southern Company

Southern Company (SO) is a utilities company; Yahoo Finance files it under utilities—regulated electric.

## What the chart is saying

Back above its 50-day average, still under the long-term trend.

- Price is 7.6% above its 50-day average and 2.3% above its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed below the 200-day on 2026-09-15 (a “death cross”).
- RSI at 69 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $98.57 (+4.2%), the nearest floor $93.28 (-1.4%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $98.57, 4.2% above the last close (the price turned there 7 times in the last year).
- Support near $93.28, 1.4% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).
- Support near $91.67, 3.1% below the last close (the price turned there 6 times in the last year).

## Which ETFs hold it

SO is in 17 of the 54 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLU: 7.90% of the fund, holding #2 of 32.

- [XLU holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/xlu/holdings): 7.90% of the fund, holding #2 of 32 (SPDR, October 16, 2026)
- [JEPI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/jepi/holdings): 0.85% of the fund, holding #41 of 119 (J.P. Morgan, October 16, 2026)
- [VYM holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vym/holdings): 0.41% of the fund, holding #59 of 593 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026)
- [VTV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vtv/holdings): 0.35% of the fund, holding #75 of 298 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026)
- [JEPQ holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/jepq/holdings): 0.25% of the fund, holding #60 of 94 (J.P. Morgan, October 16, 2026)
- [RSP holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/rsp/holdings): 0.21% of the fund, holding #175 of 504 (Invesco, October 18, 2026)
- [SPY holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/spy/holdings): 0.16% of the fund, holding #109 of 504 (SPDR, October 16, 2026)
- [IVV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/ivv/holdings): 0.16% of the fund, holding #109 of 503 (iShares, October 16, 2026)
- [CSPX holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/cspx/holdings): 0.16% of the fund, holding #109 of 503 (iShares, October 16, 2026)
- [VOO holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/voo/holdings): 0.14% of the fund, holding #116 of 505 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026)
- [VUAA holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vuaa/holdings): 0.14% of the fund, holding #116 of 503 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026)
- [ITOT holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/itot/holdings): 0.14% of the fund, holding #111 of 2,423 (iShares, October 16, 2026)
- [VTI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vti/holdings): 0.13% of the fund, holding #120 of 3,516 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026)
- [IWDA holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/iwda/holdings): 0.11% of the fund, holding #164 of 1,248 (iShares, October 16, 2026)
- [SSAC holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/ssac/holdings): 0.09% of the fund, holding #192 of 1,640 (iShares, October 16, 2026)
- [VWCE holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vwce/holdings): 0.09% of the fund, holding #193 of 3,795 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026)
- [VT holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vt/holdings): 0.08% of the fund, holding #193 of 10,155 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026)

Source: each issuer's full holdings file (September 30 to October 18, 2026), matched on the company's ISIN.

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/so