Southern Co (SO, Financial) is set to release its Q2 2024 earnings on Aug 1, 2024. The consensus estimate for Q2 2024 revenue is $6.10 billion, and the earnings are expected to come in at $0.91 per share. The full year 2024's revenue is expected to be $26.32 billion and the earnings are expected to be $4.00 per share. More detailed estimate data can be found here.
Southern Co (SO, Financial) Estimate Trends
Over the past 90 days, revenue estimates for Southern Co (SO) for the full year 2024 have declined from $26.85 billion to $26.32 billion and for 2025 from $28.06 billion to $27.48 billion. Earnings estimates, however, have shown an upward trend, increasing from $3.97 to $4.00 per share for the full year 2024, and from $4.26 to $4.29 per share for 2025.
Southern Co (SO, Financial) Reported History
In the previous quarter of March 31, 2024, Southern Co's (SO) actual revenue was $6.65 billion, which beat analysts' revenue expectations of $6.56 billion by 1.34%. Southern Co's (SO) actual earnings were $1.03 per share, which beat analysts' earnings expectations of $0.90 per share by 14.06%. After releasing the results, Southern Co (SO) was up by 1.09% in one day.
Southern Co (SO, Financial) 12 Month Price Targets
Based on the one-year price targets offered by 17 analysts, the average target price for Southern Co (SO) is $79.51 with a high estimate of $87 and a low estimate of $70. The average target implies a downside of -4.55% from the current price of $83.30.
Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Southern Co (SO, Financial) in one year is $73.37, suggesting a downside of -11.92% from the current price of $83.30.
Based on the consensus recommendation from 21 brokerage firms, Southern Co's (SO, Financial) average brokerage recommendation is currently 2.3, indicating an "Outperform" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.
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