Southern Stock News

Georgia Power advancing projects in Bibb, Lowndes, Floyd and Cherokee counties to enhance reliability, resiliency for a growing state ATLANTA , May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power announced today that construction is underway on 765-megawatts (MW) of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) strategically located across Georgia in Bibb, Lowndes, Floyd and Cherokee counties. The BESS proje...

I initially rated Southern Company (SO) a buy due to strong regional growth and compelling valuations, but now downgrade it to hold due to expensive valuations. SO posted strong Q1 results, with Non-GAAP EPS of $1.23 and revenue of $7.78 billion, driven by state-regulated utility investments and weather-related factors. While the company witnessed a degrowth in retail demand, it was more than o...

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Greg MacLeod - Director-Investor Relations Chris Womack - Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer Dan Tucker - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Carly Davenport - Goldman Sachs Julien Dumoulin-Smith - Jefferies LLC Nick Campanella - Barclays Jeremy Tonet - JPMorg...

ATLANTA , May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today reported first-quarter earnings of $1.3 billion, or $1.21 per share, in 2025 compared with earnings of $1.1 billion, or $1.03 per share, in the first quarter of 2024. Excluding the items described under "Net Income – Excluding Items" in the table below, Southern Company earned $1.4 billion, or $1.23 per share, during the first quarter...

Strategic moves support company's commitment to citizenship, continued investments in the grid across the state ATLANTA , April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power, the state's leading electric utility serving 2.8 million customers, has named Audrey King as senior vice president of Corporate Responsibility, and president and CEO of the Georgia Power Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) and Geo...

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alabama Power Board of Directors has elected Stacey Turner vice president of the company's Environmental Affairs organization, effective immediately.

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