What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for Southern Q3 Earnings?

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) – KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Southern in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 13th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.11 for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Underweight” rating and a $78.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Southern’s current full-year earnings is $4.29 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on Southern from $94.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Southern from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $94.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Southern from $95.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Barclays raised their target price on Southern from $83.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Mizuho raised their target price on Southern from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Southern has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $92.21.

Southern Stock Performance

SO opened at $88.72 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $97.50 billion, a PE ratio of 22.12, a P/E/G ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $87.16. Southern has a fifty-two week low of $76.64 and a fifty-two week high of $94.45.

Southern (NYSE:SO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The utilities provider reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $7.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.17 billion. Southern had a return on equity of 12.23% and a net margin of 16.47%. The company’s revenue was up 17.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.03 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Southern

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SO. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new position in Southern during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Investors Research Corp increased its stake in shares of Southern by 400.0% in the first quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 270 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the period. YANKCOM Partnership bought a new position in shares of Southern in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Southern in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Financial Connections Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Southern in the first quarter worth about $33,000. 64.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Southern

In other Southern news, CEO Kimberly S. Greene sold 32,190 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.12, for a total transaction of $2,997,532.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 106,819 shares in the company, valued at $9,946,985.28. This trade represents a 23.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Martin Bernard Davis sold 1,125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.61, for a total value of $100,811.25. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 102,090 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,148,284.90. This trade represents a 1.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Southern Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Monday, May 19th will be given a dividend of $0.74 per share. This is a boost from Southern’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.34%. Southern’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 70.64%.

Southern Company Profile

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations.