The Southern Company (SO)

NYSE · Utilities - Regulated Electric

83.47
-1.68 (-1.97%)
Updated Sep 24, 2:30 AM ET
AI Rating
Sell
Overall Score
39
Trend
3
Momentum
40
Risk
96

Scores are generated from technical indicators for educational purposes and are not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Price history

Daily closes and volume
Sep 8, 2025 260 sessions Sep 18, 2026

AI Analysis

The Southern Company is trading at $83.47, down 1.97% on the session. The 50 day average sits at $91.71 and the 200 day at $92.29, which puts the stock in a downtrend. RSI is at 29.5, which reads as oversold, and MACD is bearish crossover. Volume is volume spike.

The nearest support is around $85.43 with resistance near $89.34, so that band frames the current range. Average daily movement is roughly $1.34, or about 1.6% of the share price, which is what any stop placement has to allow for. The overall health score of 39 out of 100 combines a trend score of 3, momentum of 40 and a risk score of 96.

Technical indicators

RSI (14)
29.5
oversold
MACD
-1.558
bearish crossover
SMA 20
88.05
SMA 50
91.71
SMA 200
92.29
downtrend
ATR (14)
1.34
avg daily range
Support
85.43
Resistance
89.34
Volume vs 20d
2.58x
volume spike
Volatility
14.6%
annualised
1 month
-7.24%
3 months
-8.13%

AI trade signals on SO

All signals
Date Setup Entry Target Stop R:R Status
Jul 30 Breakout ••.•• ••.•• ••.•• 2.66:1 Stopped Out

About The Southern Company

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale of electricity. The company offers electric service to retail customers and wholesale customers; and energy-related products and services to natural gas choice markets. It also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, operates, and manages power generation assets, as well as battery energy storage projects; sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market; and deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution of natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; distributes energy and resilience solutions; and invests in telecommunications. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Company website

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