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SOUtilities

The Southern Company
$94.611d +3.8%5d +2.4%settled close · 2026-11-02

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Mkt cap $106B (11/2)β -0.2252w $82–99Shares 1.10BInd. Electric ServicesNYSE since 1949Emp. 29,800HQ Atlanta, GAsoutherncompany.com
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Who’s talking about SO

2 longlatest 2026-03-07
DateVoiceStanceVenueThesis
2026-03-07Ed PerksCIO, Franklin Income InvestorsBullishMasters in BusinessSouthern Company has delivered consistent dividend growth and matched S&P 500 total returns since 2002…
2026-01-20Brian Belski (BMO)Chief Investment Strategist, BMOBullishCNBC Halftime Final TradesAfter a career-long resistance to utilities, conviction has shifted to Southern Company as a core holding
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Earnings

Next report: 5 Nov 2026 before the open

Confirmed date · consensus EPS 1.76. Reactions below are the next settled session over the prior close.
The options tape

Notable options days

Sessions in the last 120 where SO’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 9 of 120 sessions qualified.

The qualifying dates are the free record. Close, flow, call/LEAPS mix and the 20-session outcome — for every session below — are member content.
DateCloseRVOL Δ$ flow ($M)Call % LEAPS %+20 sess.
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2026-07-31
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2026-06-22
+20 sess. = raw price change over the following 20 sessions — not market-adjusted; the tape tells you where to look, not what happens next.
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SO passed our 1-month put test (30-delta put, 30–45 days, sold at the bid, bought back at half the credit), 2021–2026.

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