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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 $102.10B, about 5.9x TLN ($17.23B).
- TLN has been more active in the news (21 items in the past 4 weeks vs 7 for SO).
- SO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 15 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 encourages customers to prepare for hurricane season
- Georgia Power names Anthony Oni as vice president of Corporate Affairs
- Georgia PSC approves plan to lower overall rates, deliver annual savings of $50 per year for Georgia Power residential customers
- Beth Lowry named to Georgia Power Board of Directors
- Georgia Power shares tips, tools and free resources to reduce energy use this summer
- Georgia Natural Gas® Reaches 1 Billion Pounds of Carbon Offsets Through Greener Life®
- New stipulated agreement offers $285 million in annual savings for Georgia Power customers starting this summer
- NYSE Content Update: Stocktwits Cashtag Awards Takes Place at NYSE Today
- Southern Company reports first-quarter 2026 earnings
- Georgia Power continues to plan for additional generation to meet the energy needs of a growing Georgia
Latest TLN
- Talen Energy Receives Regulatory Clearances for Lawrenceburg, Waterford and Darby Acquisition
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Kelly Daniel Jude
- Chief Executive Officer Mcfarland Mark Allen converted options into 354,865 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 139,641 shares, increasing direct ownership by 476% to 260,452 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- Chief Operating Officer Berryman Brad converted options into 99,138 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 43,047 shares, increasing direct ownership by 482% to 67,729 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding tax
- Chief Administrative Officer Wright Andrew M converted options into 95,533 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 37,594 shares, increasing direct ownership by 473% to 70,200 units (SEC Form 4) (for tax liability)
- Chief Asset Dev. Officer Lebsack Dale E Jr. converted options into 85,618 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 33,692 shares, increasing direct ownership by 472% to 62,927 units (SEC Form 4) (for tax liability)
- Chief Financial Officer Muller Cole converted options into 62,862 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 27,339 shares, increasing direct ownership by 477% to 42,968 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- Chief Commercial Officer Morice Christopher E converted options into 67,031 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 26,378 shares, increasing direct ownership by 477% to 49,174 units (SEC Form 4) (for withholding tax)
- SVP & Chief Nuclear Officer Casulli Edward T. converted options into 6,376 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 2,774 shares, increasing direct ownership by 100% to 7,205 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding obligation)
- SVP & Chief Accounting Officer Plagens Anthony J converted options into 5,668 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 2,231 shares, increasing direct ownership by 100% to 6,874 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding obligation