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SO vs TLN
Side-by-side comparison of Southern Company (SO) and Talen Energy Corporation (TLN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both SO and TLN operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- SO is the larger of the two at $103.50B, about 7.0x TLN ($14.74B).
- Both names hit the wire about 5 times in the past 4 weeks.
- SO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 18 for TLN).
Southern Company
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy and battery energy storage 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, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. It owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 44 solar facilities, 13 wind facilities, 1 fuel cell facility, and 1 battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 75,924 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.6 million electric and gas utility customers. It also provides products and services in the areas of energy efficiency, and utility infrastructure. In addition, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Latest SO
- Georgia Power's Learning Power program marks 15 years and 1.5 million Georgia students reached
- Georgia Power Generation employees keep reliable energy flowing throughout the hottest days of summer
- Southern Power Foundation distributes grant to Haskell County, Texas, fire department
- Southern Company announces upsize and pricing of $725 million in aggregate principal amount of Series 2026A 2.125% Convertible Senior Notes due December 15, 2027 and $1.65 billion in aggregate principal amount of Series 2026B 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes due September 15, 2029
- Southern Company announces offerings of $650 million in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due December 15, 2027 and $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due September 15, 2029
- Georgia Power, Department of Energy and elected officials celebrate the future of energy production at Plant Bowen
- Southern Company reports second-quarter 2026 earnings
- Georgia Power cuts ribbon on new Moody battery energy storage facility paired with solar
- ALABAMA POWER ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Southern Company Joins President Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, Reinforcing Customer-First Approach to Powering Growth
Latest TLN
- Mizuho initiated coverage on Talen Energy with a new price target
- Amendment: Talen Energy Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Financial Statements and Exhibits
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Talen Energy Corporation
- Talen Energy Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Talen Energy Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results, Raises 2026 Guidance
- Twenty-Four Years of Engineering Fusion Just Rang the Opening Bell at Nasdaq
- President Nutt Terry L converted options into 8,312 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 3,271 shares, increasing direct ownership by 7% to 72,865 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding obligation)
- Talen Energy to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on August 5, 2026
- Talen Energy Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Talen Energy Reports PJM Auction Results for the 2028/2029 Planning Year