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Southern Company is a large cap company (market value between $10 billion and $200 billion) in the Utilities - Regulated Electric industry.
Southern Company is a holding company owning three traditional electric utilities—Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power—that provide electricity to retail and wholesale customers in the Southeast. The company also operates Southern Power Company, which develops and manages power generation assets and battery storage projects sold in the wholesale market, and Southern Company Gas, distributing natural gas across four states.
From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)
Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Southern Company stock.
Fairly valued: intrinsic value $93.15 per share, market price $89.27, margin of safety 4.2% (as of 2026-10-19).
Discounting its cash flows at 6.8% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $93.15; the price of $89.27 is 4% below that value.
Leak Score: 41/100 on 11 of 12 signals (On Watch).
17 more funds hold it; the full list is part of the paid plan.
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9 more in this industry show a wider margin of safety.
SO is fairly valued (as of the 2026-10-19 close). Discounting its cash flows at 6.8% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $93.15; the price of $89.27 is 4% below that value.
$93.15 per share (as of the 2026-10-19 close), against a market price of $89.27. That is a margin of safety of 4.2%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.
The price asks for roughly the growth the company has already delivered. No miracle needed, no discount either. Yearly sales growth the price needs: 9.5%. Yearly sales growth it has sustained: 10.6%.
41 out of 100, which we rate "On Watch", on 11 of 12 value investing signals.