Southern Company stock: HSBC sets USD 99.50 target for Southern Company stock

Published on 10/23/2026 at 16:23 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Q3 results are due November 5, 2026 premarket. Southern Company stock costs EUR 83.04 on October 23, 2026, 0.31 percent below Tradegate's close.

Analyst target and reporting date

HSBC began coverage with a USD 99.50 target on October 22, 2026.
Southern Company plans to release third-quarter 2026 results on November 5, 2026.
Southern Company stock costs EUR 83.04 at Lang & Schwarz on October 23, 2026 at 4:08 p.m. CEST, 0.31 percent below the Tradegate close of October 22, 2026.
Second-quarter 2026 revenue was USD 6.98 billion, up 0.10 percent year over year.

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Southern Company (ISIN US8425871071) received a fresh analyst view as HSBC began coverage with a Buy rating and a USD 99.50 price target on October 22, 2026, according to Investing.com. Against the USD 93.16 NYSE price at 10:21 a.m. ET on October 23, the target implies 6.80 percent upside. At Lang & Schwarz, the stock was trading at EUR 83.04 on October 23, 2026 at 4:08 p.m. CEST, 0.31 percent below the Tradegate close of October 22, 2026 at EUR 83.30.

Results date sets the next test

Southern Company plans to release third-quarter 2026 results by 7:30 a.m. ET on November 5, 2026, followed by an analyst conference call at 1:00 p.m. ET. The date was announced by Southern Company on September 25, 2026.

In the second quarter of 2026, revenue reached USD 6.98 billion, up 0.10 percent from the same quarter a year earlier. Net income rose 33.40 percent to USD 1.20 billion, while diluted earnings per share came to USD 1.03, according to GreekSoup.

Stock stays below its yearly high

The NYSE quote of USD 93.16 was 6.45 percent below the USD 99.58 52-week high and 14.00 percent above the USD 81.69 low on October 23, 2026. The market capitalization was USD 107.2 billion, the price-to-earnings ratio was 22.51, and trading volume stood at 648,497 shares at 10:21 a.m. ET.

Valuation and dividend income

Southern Company carried a 3.00 percent dividend yield and a 22.51 price-to-earnings ratio on October 23, 2026. The quarterly dividend was USD 0.76 per share, payable on December 7, 2026 to shareholders registered on November 16, as reported by MarketScreener on October 20, 2026.

Comparison with peers

Southern Company: minus 0.31 percent versus the Tradegate close, P/E 22.51, market capitalization USD 107.2 billion.

Duke Energy (NYSE, USD): down 0.65 percent, P/E 18.68, market capitalization USD 97.1 billion.

American Electric Power (NYSE, USD): down 0.72 percent, P/E 22.44, market capitalization USD 70.6 billion.

Investor dates and valuation

HSBC's USD 99.50 target sits 6.80 percent above the NYSE price of USD 93.16 on October 23, 2026. The November 5 earnings release will provide the next operating comparison, with second-quarter revenue of USD 6.98 billion as the latest reported baseline.

Southern Company stock in context

The combination of a 6.80 percent target distance, a 3.00 percent dividend yield, and the November 5 reporting date gives the stock three measurable reference points for the next phase of trading.

Southern Company stock was trading at EUR 83.04 at Lang & Schwarz on October 23, 2026 at 4:08 p.m. CEST, 0.31 percent below the Tradegate close of October 22, 2026 at EUR 83.30. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Southern Company stock.