Southern Company stock: Barclays cuts target from USD 101.00 to USD 92.00

Published on 10/20/2026 at 15:47 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Q2 adjusted EPS rose to USD 1.13 from USD 0.92. Southern Company stock costs EUR 80.60 on October 20, 2026, up 1.10 percent versus the Tradegate close.

Analyst target and earnings

Barclays lowered its Southern Company target from USD 101.00 to USD 92.00 on October 16, 2026.
Adjusted earnings per share rose to USD 1.13 in the second quarter of 2026 from USD 0.92 a year earlier.
Southern Company stock costs EUR 80.60 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 3:35 p.m. CEST, 1.10 percent above the Tradegate close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 79.72.
Southern Company plans to release third-quarter 2026 results on November 5, 2026.

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Southern Company (ISIN US8425871071) faces a lower analyst valuation after Barclays cut its price target from USD 101.00 to USD 92.00 on October 16, 2026, as reported by Yahoo Finance. The revision keeps the focus on valuation ahead of the utility's next quarterly report. At Lang & Schwarz, Southern Company stock was trading at EUR 80.60 on October 20, 2026 at 3:35 p.m. CEST, up 1.10 percent versus the Tradegate close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 79.72.

Earnings improved faster than revenue

Southern Company reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of USD 6.98 billion and diluted earnings per share of USD 1.03, according to its financial statements. Adjusted earnings per share reached USD 1.13, up from USD 0.92 in the second quarter of 2025, while first-half operating revenue rose 4.20 percent to USD 15.40 billion, according to Yahoo Finance. The contrast matters because earnings growth exceeded the change in sales.

Stock sits within its yearly range

The NYSE quote was USD 90.92 on October 20, 2026 at 9:46 a.m. EDT, up 1.85 percent from the previous close of USD 89.27. The 52-week range was USD 81.69 to USD 99.58, putting the stock 8.69 percent below its high and 11.31 percent above its low. Trading volume stood at 293,878 shares at that time, while market capitalization was USD 104.6 billion.

Valuation and the next report

Southern Company traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.96 and carried a trailing dividend yield of 3.00 percent on October 20, 2026. The company plans to release third-quarter 2026 results before the market opens on November 5, 2026, with a conference call at 1:00 p.m. ET, according to KXAN. The company also said on October 15, 2026 that the U.S. Department of Energy had approved cost-shared funding for the final stage of its molten chloride reactor experiment, according to Finanznachrichten.

Comparison with peers

Southern Company: up 1.10 percent versus the Tradegate close, P/E 21.96, market capitalization USD 104.6 billion.

American Electric Power (Nasdaq, USD): up 2.17 percent, P/E 22.01, market capitalization USD 69.4 billion.

Duke Energy (NYSE, USD): up 1.69 percent, P/E 18.06, market capitalization USD 94.6 billion.

Analyst caution meets a firm earnings date

Barclays' lower USD 92.00 target sits below Southern Company's current NYSE quote of USD 90.92 only after the October 16 revision, while the upcoming November 5 report offers the next scheduled test for earnings growth and dividend coverage.

The euro quotation stood at EUR 80.60 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 3:35 p.m. CEST, 1.10 percent above the Tradegate close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 79.72.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Southern Company stock.