Rep. Jared Moskowitz Buys Southern Company (The) (NYSE:SO) Stock

Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida) recently bought shares of Southern Company (The) (NYSE:SO). In a filing disclosed on January 16th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Southern stock on December 2nd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY ACTIVE ASSETS (1)” account.

Representative Jared Moskowitz also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) on 12/2/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) on 12/2/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) on 12/2/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) on 12/2/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of McKesson (NYSE:MCK) on 12/2/2025.

Southern Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SO opened at $89.00 on Tuesday. Southern Company has a 12 month low of $82.05 and a 12 month high of $100.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.46. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $91.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.59.

Southern (NYSE:SO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The utilities provider reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $7.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.04 billion. Southern had a return on equity of 12.52% and a net margin of 15.42%.Southern’s revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.39 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Southern Company will post 4.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Southern

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Southern by 0.5% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 106,414,323 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $10,084,885,000 after acquiring an additional 510,080 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of Southern by 320.3% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 33,548,852 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,179,425,000 after acquiring an additional 25,567,431 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Southern by 0.9% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 26,006,919 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,377,494,000 after purchasing an additional 241,572 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Southern in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,179,715,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in Southern by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 8,532,530 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $808,628,000 after purchasing an additional 285,546 shares in the last quarter. 64.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Southern from $104.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 15th. BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of Southern in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Southern in a report on Thursday, December 11th. KeyCorp dropped their price target on Southern from $87.00 to $76.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Evercore ISI initiated coverage on Southern in a research note on Monday, October 6th. They issued an “in-line” rating and a $103.00 price target on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $95.26.

About Representative Moskowitz

Jared Evan Moskowitz (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Moskowitz (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Jared Evan Moskowitz was born in Coral Springs, Florida. Moskowitz graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from George Washington University in 2003 and a law degree from Nova Southeastern University in 2007. Moskowitz’s career experience includes working as the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management and general counsel with AshBritt Inc.

About Southern

Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is an Atlanta-based energy holding company that provides electric and gas utility services and owns power generation assets across the United States. Founded in 1945, the company operates a portfolio of regulated electric utilities and affiliated businesses that generate, transmit and distribute electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

Southern’s principal regulated electric subsidiaries include Georgia Power, Alabama Power and Mississippi Power, which serve large portions of the southeastern United States.