The Southern Company

Sector: utilitiesRegulated ElectricNYSEMarket Cap: $103.83B

The Southern Company (SO) is a large-cap electric utility holding company operating in the southeastern United States, with a direct political signal from former President Donald J. Trump holding $1,001-$15,000 in common stock per executive branch disclosures.

Govt Dependence

85/100

Regulatory Density

90/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

BULLISH

BusinessWhat SO does

The Southern Company is a publicly traded electric utility holding company providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to millions of customers primarily in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and parts of Illinois and Virginia. Its revenue is derived from regulated utility operations, including retail and wholesale electricity sales, and it owns a diverse generation fleet including nuclear, coal, natural gas, and renewables. The company's business model is heavily dependent on state and federal regulatory approvals for rate cases, construction permits, and environmental compliance.

12 months past · 3 months futureSO activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

240 trading days · 7 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 0 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 1 upcoming markups

Executive Branch ConflictsSO held by Trump-administration officials

1 cabinet/senior official reported SO positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 1 filings.

Donald J. Trump

President · White House

Southern Co

$1,001 - $15,000 · self · 2025

Lifetime Government AwardsSO federal contracts

SO doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Politicians Trading SOMembers of Congress with recent SO positions

4 politicians traded SO across 15 disclosed transactions totaling $120K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just SO). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Jared Moskowitz D-Florida · house 5 buys $40K 2025-12-02 LOW · 0 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house 2 buys 2 sells $32K 2025-09-23 LOW · 0 Ro Khanna D-California · house 4 buys $32K 2025-06-16 LOW · 0 John James R-Michigan · house 2 sells $16K 2024-09-04 LOW · 0

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading SO

2025-12-02 Jared Moskowitz D-Florida · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-09-23 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2025-09-23 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2024-10-29 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 318d late

2024-10-29 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000 318d late

2025-08-28 (unknown) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-08-28 (unknown) purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-06-16 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-06-16 Ro Khanna D-California · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-04-07 Jared Moskowitz D-Florida · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-04-07 Jared Moskowitz D-Florida · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-04-03 (unknown) purchase $1,001 - $15,000

30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-01-16

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.

Political ProfileWhere SO sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: High government dependence (85) and regulatory density (90) due to utility sector, but no lobbying or donation patterns detected. EVIDENTIARY: Direct executive branch exposure via Donald J. Trump's common stock holding ($1,001-$15,000) per get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings[0]; congressional trading shows 3 distinct purchasers (Moore, Golden, Khanna) vs 1 seller (Hill) in last 12 months. Net: Evidentiary signals from executive and congressional holdings outweigh absent structural lobbying data.

Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics

Congressional champions

Congressional critics

Rep. French Hill R

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Frequently AskedAbout SO & political exposure

Does The Southern Company (SO) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for The Southern Company. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.

Which Trump cabinet officials own SO stock?

1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in SO on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.

Has Congress traded SO stock?

199 congressional trades by 27 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2025-12-02. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is SO political risk profile?

Government dependence: 85/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: bullish. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.

How does GovGreed track SO political activity?

GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. SO data is updated daily from these official federal sources.