SO Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Dominion Energy, Inc. has a net margin of 21.82% compared to The Southern Co.'s net margin of 22.55%. The Southern Co.'s return on equity of 11.52% beat Dominion Energy, Inc.'s return on equity of 8.7%.

The Southern Co. has a consensus price target of $95.78, signalling upside risk potential of 7.24%. On the other hand Dominion Energy, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $63.50 which suggests that it could grow by 5.53%. Given that The Southern Co. has higher upside potential than Dominion Energy, Inc., analysts believe The Southern Co. is more attractive than Dominion Energy, Inc..

The Southern Co. has a beta of 0.456, which suggesting that the stock is 54.428% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Dominion Energy, Inc. has a beta of 0.719, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 28.132%.

The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.29%. Dominion Energy, Inc. offers a yield of 4.44% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share. The Southern Co. pays 71.62% of its earnings as a dividend. Dominion Energy, Inc. pays out 109.54% of its earnings as a dividend. The Southern Co.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Dominion Energy, Inc.'s is not.

The Southern Co. quarterly revenues are $7.8B, which are larger than Dominion Energy, Inc. quarterly revenues of $4.6B. The Southern Co.'s net income of $1.7B is higher than Dominion Energy, Inc.'s net income of $1B. Notably, The Southern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 22.20x while Dominion Energy, Inc.'s PE ratio is 20.47x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Southern Co. is 3.43x versus 3.22x for Dominion Energy, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Duke Energy Corp. has a net margin of 21.82% compared to The Southern Co.'s net margin of 17.02%. The Southern Co.'s return on equity of 11.52% beat Duke Energy Corp.'s return on equity of 9.88%.

The Southern Co. has a consensus price target of $95.78, signalling upside risk potential of 7.24%. On the other hand Duke Energy Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $135.18 which suggests that it could grow by 11.39%. Given that Duke Energy Corp. has higher upside potential than The Southern Co., analysts believe Duke Energy Corp. is more attractive than The Southern Co..

The Southern Co. has a beta of 0.456, which suggesting that the stock is 54.428% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Duke Energy Corp. has a beta of 0.500, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 50.03%.

The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.29%. Duke Energy Corp. offers a yield of 3.48% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.07 per share. The Southern Co. pays 71.62% of its earnings as a dividend. Duke Energy Corp. pays out 72.84% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Southern Co. quarterly revenues are $7.8B, which are smaller than Duke Energy Corp. quarterly revenues of $8.5B. The Southern Co.'s net income of $1.7B is higher than Duke Energy Corp.'s net income of $1.5B. Notably, The Southern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 22.20x while Duke Energy Corp.'s PE ratio is 19.08x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Southern Co. is 3.43x versus 2.98x for Duke Energy Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Entergy Corp. has a net margin of 21.82% compared to The Southern Co.'s net margin of 18.32%. The Southern Co.'s return on equity of 11.52% beat Entergy Corp.'s return on equity of 11.41%.

The Southern Co. has a consensus price target of $95.78, signalling upside risk potential of 7.24%. On the other hand Entergy Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $105.15 which suggests that it could grow by 9.65%. Given that Entergy Corp. has higher upside potential than The Southern Co., analysts believe Entergy Corp. is more attractive than The Southern Co..

The Southern Co. has a beta of 0.456, which suggesting that the stock is 54.428% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Entergy Corp. has a beta of 0.657, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 34.343%.

The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.29%. Entergy Corp. offers a yield of 2.55% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.64 per share. The Southern Co. pays 71.62% of its earnings as a dividend. Entergy Corp. pays out 93.83% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Southern Co. quarterly revenues are $7.8B, which are larger than Entergy Corp. quarterly revenues of $3.8B. The Southern Co.'s net income of $1.7B is higher than Entergy Corp.'s net income of $698.4M. Notably, The Southern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 22.20x while Entergy Corp.'s PE ratio is 23.66x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Southern Co. is 3.43x versus 3.37x for Entergy Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

NextEra Energy, Inc. has a net margin of 21.82% compared to The Southern Co.'s net margin of 16.82%. The Southern Co.'s return on equity of 11.52% beat NextEra Energy, Inc.'s return on equity of 8.51%.

The Southern Co. has a consensus price target of $95.78, signalling upside risk potential of 7.24%. On the other hand NextEra Energy, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $92.65 which suggests that it could grow by 5.4%. Given that The Southern Co. has higher upside potential than NextEra Energy, Inc., analysts believe The Southern Co. is more attractive than NextEra Energy, Inc..

The Southern Co. has a beta of 0.456, which suggesting that the stock is 54.428% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison NextEra Energy, Inc. has a beta of 0.742, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 25.801%.

The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.29%. NextEra Energy, Inc. offers a yield of 2.58% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.57 per share. The Southern Co. pays 71.62% of its earnings as a dividend. NextEra Energy, Inc. pays out 68.66% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Southern Co. quarterly revenues are $7.8B, which are larger than NextEra Energy, Inc. quarterly revenues of $6.5B. The Southern Co.'s net income of $1.7B is higher than NextEra Energy, Inc.'s net income of $1.1B. Notably, The Southern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 22.20x while NextEra Energy, Inc.'s PE ratio is 26.63x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Southern Co. is 3.43x versus 6.94x for NextEra Energy, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.