Key Takeaways Southern Company beat Q1 estimates with $1.23 EPS and$7.8B revenues on higher sales and lower costs.SO's Q2 EPS estimate is down 5.1% in a week, signaling a 14.7% drop year over year.Strong Southeast demand boosts SO's long-term load, while rising costs may pressure Q2 earnings.The Southern Company (SO) is set to release second-quarter results on July 31. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the to-be-reported quarter is a profit of 93 cents per share on revenues of $6.7 billion.Let’s del ...