What Southern (SO)'s Top Utility Honors and Major New Contracts Mean for Shareholders

• Southern Company subsidiaries Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power were recently recognized by Site Selection magazine as Top Utilities for 2025, citing billions in new corporate facility investments and job creation, and Georgia Power achieved a milestone by filing nearly 2 gigawatts in new customer contracts supported by regulatory approvals.
• These developments underscore Southern’s expanding role in regional economic development and advances in energy infrastructure aimed at enabling reliable growth and meeting rising customer demand.
• We’ll explore how Southern’s recognition for major investments and new contracts could influence its earnings growth outlook and future capacity expansion.

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Southern Investment Narrative Recap

To be a Southern shareholder, you need to believe that accelerating economic and population growth across the Southeast will translate into steady electricity demand, robust rate base expansion, and consistent regulatory support. The recent recognition of Southern subsidiaries for economic development and job creation reaffirms leadership in infrastructure investment but does not materially alter the key near-term catalyst, the scale and certainty of large-load contracts, or mitigate the ongoing risk from rising capital spending and the potential for shareholder dilution. Among recent announcements, Georgia Power’s filing of nearly 2 gigawatts in new customer contracts, supported by regulatory approvals, stands out. This development directly ties into investor focus on demand growth and Southern’s ability to secure incremental earnings through regulated investments, both critical drivers for future earnings growth amid heightened capital needs. In contrast, what investors should be mindful of is the risk that this increasing capital plan brings, particularly if ...

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Southern's outlook anticipates $31.7 billion in revenue and $5.8 billion in earnings by 2028. This projection relies on a 3.8% annual revenue growth rate and a $1.5 billion increase in earnings from the current $4.3 billion.

Uncover how Southern's forecasts yield a $96.74 fair value, a 3% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Three fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community range widely from US$92.53 to US$225.94 per share, reflecting varied outlooks among retail investors. Against this backdrop, the company’s need for significant new equity to fund expansion underscores why future returns may be more sensitive to financing risks than many expect.

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