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The Southern Co is a holding company, which engages in the generation and sale of electricity. It operates through the following segments: Traditional Electric Operating Companies, Southern Power, and Southern Company Gas. The Traditional Electric Operating Companies segment refers to vertically integrated utilities that own generation, transmission and distribution facilities, and supplies electric services in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The Southern Power segment constructs, acquires, owns, and manages generation assets such as renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market. The Southern Company Gas segment distributes natural gas through natural gas distribution facilities in the states of Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, Tennessee, and Maryland. The company was founded on November 9, 1945, and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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Nov 22 10:35am ET Southern Company price target lowered to $85 from $88 at Morgan Stanley Nov 22 8:57am ET Southern Co (SO) Gets a Hold from Morgan Stanley Nov 21 9:06am ET Southern Power announces expansion of Millers Branch Solar Facility in Texas Nov 06 8:46pm ET RBC Capital Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Southern Co (SO) Nov 01 8:39am ET Southern Co (SO) Receives a Hold from Evercore ISI Nov 01 8:15am ET Southern Co’s Strong Performance and Growth Potential Earns Buy Rating Nov 01 7:59am ET Wells Fargo Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on Southern Co (SO) Nov 01 7:58am ET Scotiabank Keeps Their Buy Rating on Southern Co (SO) Nov 01 3:19am ET KeyBanc Keeps Their Hold Rating on Southern Co (SO) Nov 01 12:37am ET The Southern Company Reports Strong Q3 2024 Earnings Oct 31 1:45pm ET Southern Company says ‘won’t be surprised’ if long-term sales growth goal raised Oct 31 7:50am ET Southern Company sees FY24 adjusted EPS $4.05, consensus $4.03 Oct 31 7:38am ET Southern Company reports Q3 adjusted EPS $1.43, consensus $1.34 Oct 24 10:06pm ET Southern Co (SO) Receives a Rating Update from a Top Analyst Oct 23 9:05am ET Southern Company announces retirement of Chief Information Officer Martin Davis Oct 22 9:08am ET Southern Co (SO) Receives a Hold from Morgan Stanley Oct 21 10:44am ET Southern Company unit receives $160M in funding from Department of Energy Oct 21 8:06am ET J.P. Morgan Reaffirms Their Sell Rating on Southern Co (SO) Oct 18 9:15am ET Bank of America Securities Sticks to Its Hold Rating for Southern Co (SO) Oct 15 5:45am ET Southern Company price target raised to $83 from $71 at Barclays Oct 15 5:38am ET Barclays Keeps Their Hold Rating on Southern Co (SO) Oct 07 11:25am ET Southern Company price target raised to $104 from $82 at Citi Sep 25 10:55am ET Southern Company price target raised to $82 from $78 at Morgan Stanley Sep 19 4:25pm ET Southern Company initiated with a Hold at Jefferies Sep 16 4:35am ET Southern Company downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Mizuho Sep 09 5:05pm ET Southern Company exec Anderson sells 6,565 shares Aug 29 11:48am ET Bank of America Securities Remains a Hold on Southern Co (SO) Aug 29 10:29am ET Southern Company price target raised to $87 from $86 at BofA
Nov 22 7:27am ET Southern's Unit Expands Millers Branch Solar Facility in Texas Nov 19 5:31am ET Rising Energy Demand Pushes Southern Co. to Keep Coal Assets Afloat Nov 11 6:20am ET Should You Invest in the Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (FUTY)? Nov 07 9:00am ET Southern Company (The) (SO) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know Nov 06 10:16am ET The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Walmart, Southern Company, Intercontinental Exchange and IDT Nov 05 4:33pm ET Top Analyst Reports for Walmart, Southern Company & Intercontinental Exchange Oct 31 11:41am ET Southern Company Q3 Earnings Beat on Higher Electricity Sales Oct 31 10:30am ET Southern Co. (SO) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say Oct 31 8:40am ET Southern Co. (SO) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates Oct 31 6:20am ET Should You Invest in the iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU)? Oct 30 9:52am ET FirstEnergy Misses on Q3 Earnings and Sales, Lowers '24 EPS View Oct 28 10:01am ET PSEG (PEG) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release Oct 28 9:16am ET Curious about Southern Co. (SO) Q3 Performance? Explore Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics Oct 25 6:00pm ET Southern Co. (SO) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Know Oct 24 6:15pm ET Southern Co. (SO) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know Oct 24 11:34am ET American Water to Report Q3 Earnings: Here's What to Expect Oct 24 10:01am ET Analysts Estimate Southern Co. (SO) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for Oct 24 8:28am ET Can Southern Company Maintain Its Beat Streak in Q3 Earnings? Oct 23 9:27am ET Edison International Set to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Cards? Oct 23 8:50am ET Want Better Returns? Don?t Ignore These 2 Utilities Stocks Set to Beat Earnings Oct 23 6:44am ET Southern Company Arm Gets $160M DOE Loan to Enhance Power Grid Oct 22 8:06am ET CenterPoint Energy to Post Q3 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?

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