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SO Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Last price:
$98.02
Seasonality move :
1.52%
Day range:
$95.54 - $96.28
52-week range:
$83.09 - $100.84
Dividend yield:
3.02%
P/E ratio:
25.04x
P/S ratio:
3.68x
P/B ratio:
3.05x
Volume:
7M
Avg. volume:
6.8M
1-year change:
6.84%
Market cap:
$109.7B
Revenue:
$29.6B
EPS (TTM):
$3.91

Price Performance History

Performance vs. Valuation Benchmarks

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Competitors

Company Revenue Forecast Earnings Forecast Revenue Growth Forecast Earnings Growth Forecast Analyst Price Target Median
SO
The Southern Co.
$6.3B $0.56 4.88% 2.15% $101.08
AEP
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
$5.1B $1.14 -2.78% 5.05% $137.26
CEG
Constellation Energy Corp.
$5.6B $2.25 46.65% 501.02% $393.93
D
Dominion Energy, Inc.
$3.7B $0.67 8.01% 11.51% $65.50
DUK
Duke Energy Corp.
$7.6B $1.49 2.66% -1.21% $138.12
NEE
NextEra Energy, Inc.
$6.8B $0.53 21.57% 131.65% $93.78
Company Price Analyst Target Market Cap P/E Ratio Dividend per Share Dividend Yield Price / LTM Sales
SO
The Southern Co.
$98.01 $101.08 $109.7B 25.04x $0.74 3.02% 3.68x
AEP
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
$133.61 $137.26 $72.3B 20.06x $0.95 2.81% 3.27x
CEG
Constellation Energy Corp.
$301.77 $393.93 $109.2B 40.78x $0.43 0.53% 3.52x
D
Dominion Energy, Inc.
$63.21 $65.50 $55.5B 18.42x $0.67 4.22% 3.23x
DUK
Duke Energy Corp.
$133.15 $138.12 $103.5B 21.09x $1.07 3.18% 3.21x
NEE
NextEra Energy, Inc.
$92.78 $93.78 $193.3B 28.11x $0.62 2.5% 7.24x
Company Total Debt / Total Capital Beta Debt to Equity Quick Ratio
SO
The Southern Co.
67.29% -0.198 73.74% 0.34x
AEP
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
61.46% -0.386 78.28% 0.25x
CEG
Constellation Energy Corp.
39.55% 2.968 8.58% 0.94x
D
Dominion Energy, Inc.
63.07% 0.320 87.42% 0.28x
DUK
Duke Energy Corp.
63.73% -0.416 97.65% 0.23x
NEE
NextEra Energy, Inc.
63.76% 0.353 53.65% 0.31x
Company Gross Profit Operating Income Return on Invested Capital Return on Common Equity EBIT Margin Free Cash Flow
SO
The Southern Co.
$1.3B $911M 3.84% 11.07% 13.05% -$1.9B
AEP
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
$1.6B $1.2B 4.79% 12.4% 21.9% -$679.7M
CEG
Constellation Energy Corp.
$1.2B $1B 10.15% 16.54% 15.19% -$181M
D
Dominion Energy, Inc.
$2.3B $1.2B 3.95% 9.77% 27.65% -$2.4B
DUK
Duke Energy Corp.
$2.4B $2.1B 3.61% 9.72% 26.51% -$463M
NEE
NextEra Energy, Inc.
$2.4B $1.8B 3.47% 8.51% 26.78% $277M

The Southern Co. vs. Competitors

  • Which has Higher Returns SO or AEP?

    American Electric Power Co., Inc. has a net margin of 4.89% compared to The Southern Co.'s net margin of 11.46%. The Southern Co.'s return on equity of 11.07% beat American Electric Power Co., Inc.'s return on equity of 12.4%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    18.81% $0.37 $112.9B
    AEP
    American Electric Power Co., Inc.
    29.81% $1.07 $81.9B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or AEP?

    The Southern Co. has a consensus price target of $101.08, signalling upside risk potential of 3.13%. On the other hand American Electric Power Co., Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $137.26 which suggests that it could grow by 2.73%. Given that The Southern Co. has higher upside potential than American Electric Power Co., Inc., analysts believe The Southern Co. is more attractive than American Electric Power Co., Inc..

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    7 13 1
    AEP
    American Electric Power Co., Inc.
    9 12 0
  • Is SO or AEP More Risky?

    The Southern Co. has a beta of 0.437, which suggesting that the stock is 56.315% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison American Electric Power Co., Inc. has a beta of 0.612, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 38.803%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SO or AEP?

    The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.02%. American Electric Power Co., Inc. offers a yield of 2.81% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.95 per share. The Southern Co. pays 75.11% of its earnings as a dividend. American Electric Power Co., Inc. pays out 56.15% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SO or AEP?

    The Southern Co. quarterly revenues are $7B, which are larger than American Electric Power Co., Inc. quarterly revenues of $5.3B. The Southern Co.'s net income of $341M is lower than American Electric Power Co., Inc.'s net income of $605.2M. Notably, The Southern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 25.04x while American Electric Power Co., Inc.'s PE ratio is 20.06x. 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 3.68x versus 3.27x for American Electric Power Co., Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    3.68x 25.04x $7B $341M
    AEP
    American Electric Power Co., Inc.
    3.27x 20.06x $5.3B $605.2M
  • Which has Higher Returns SO or CEG?

    Constellation Energy Corp. has a net margin of 4.89% compared to The Southern Co.'s net margin of 6.5%. The Southern Co.'s return on equity of 11.07% beat Constellation Energy Corp.'s return on equity of 16.54%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    18.81% $0.37 $112.9B
    CEG
    Constellation Energy Corp.
    17.45% $1.38 $24.4B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or CEG?

    The Southern Co. has a consensus price target of $101.08, signalling upside risk potential of 3.13%. On the other hand Constellation Energy Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $393.93 which suggests that it could grow by 30.54%. Given that Constellation Energy Corp. has higher upside potential than The Southern Co., analysts believe Constellation Energy Corp. is more attractive than The Southern Co..

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    7 13 1
    CEG
    Constellation Energy Corp.
    10 5 0
  • Is SO or CEG More Risky?

    The Southern Co. has a beta of 0.437, which suggesting that the stock is 56.315% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Constellation Energy Corp. has a beta of 0.000, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 100%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SO or CEG?

    The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.02%. Constellation Energy Corp. offers a yield of 0.53% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share. The Southern Co. pays 75.11% of its earnings as a dividend. Constellation Energy Corp. pays out 21% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SO or CEG?

    The Southern Co. quarterly revenues are $7B, which are larger than Constellation Energy Corp. quarterly revenues of $6.6B. The Southern Co.'s net income of $341M is lower than Constellation Energy Corp.'s net income of $432M. Notably, The Southern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 25.04x while Constellation Energy Corp.'s PE ratio is 40.78x. 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 3.68x versus 3.52x for Constellation Energy Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    3.68x 25.04x $7B $341M
    CEG
    Constellation Energy Corp.
    3.52x 40.78x $6.6B $432M
  • Which has Higher Returns SO or D?

    Dominion Energy, Inc. has a net margin of 4.89% compared to The Southern Co.'s net margin of 12.33%. The Southern Co.'s return on equity of 11.07% beat Dominion Energy, Inc.'s return on equity of 9.77%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    18.81% $0.37 $112.9B
    D
    Dominion Energy, Inc.
    53.22% $0.65 $83.1B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or D?

    The Southern Co. has a consensus price target of $101.08, signalling upside risk potential of 3.13%. On the other hand Dominion Energy, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $65.50 which suggests that it could grow by 3.62%. Given that Dominion Energy, Inc. has higher upside potential than The Southern Co., analysts believe Dominion Energy, Inc. is more attractive than The Southern Co..

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    7 13 1
    D
    Dominion Energy, Inc.
    2 16 0
  • Is SO or D More Risky?

    The Southern Co. has a beta of 0.437, which suggesting that the stock is 56.315% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Dominion Energy, Inc. has a beta of 0.714, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 28.643%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SO or D?

    The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.02%. Dominion Energy, Inc. offers a yield of 4.22% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share. The Southern Co. pays 75.11% of its earnings as a dividend. Dominion Energy, Inc. pays out 77.31% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SO or D?

    The Southern Co. quarterly revenues are $7B, which are larger than Dominion Energy, Inc. quarterly revenues of $4.3B. The Southern Co.'s net income of $341M is lower than Dominion Energy, Inc.'s net income of $526M. Notably, The Southern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 25.04x while Dominion Energy, Inc.'s PE ratio is 18.42x. 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 3.68x versus 3.23x for Dominion Energy, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    3.68x 25.04x $7B $341M
    D
    Dominion Energy, Inc.
    3.23x 18.42x $4.3B $526M
  • Which has Higher Returns SO or DUK?

    Duke Energy Corp. has a net margin of 4.89% compared to The Southern Co.'s net margin of 15.17%. The Southern Co.'s return on equity of 11.07% beat Duke Energy Corp.'s return on equity of 9.72%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    18.81% $0.37 $112.9B
    DUK
    Duke Energy Corp.
    30.49% $1.50 $144.1B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or DUK?

    The Southern Co. has a consensus price target of $101.08, signalling upside risk potential of 3.13%. On the other hand Duke Energy Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $138.12 which suggests that it could grow by 3.73%. 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..

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    7 13 1
    DUK
    Duke Energy Corp.
    7 13 0
  • Is SO or DUK More Risky?

    The Southern Co. has a beta of 0.437, which suggesting that the stock is 56.315% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Duke Energy Corp. has a beta of 0.504, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 49.619%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SO or DUK?

    The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.02%. Duke Energy Corp. offers a yield of 3.18% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.07 per share. The Southern Co. pays 75.11% of its earnings as a dividend. Duke Energy Corp. pays out 66.81% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SO or DUK?

    The Southern Co. quarterly revenues are $7B, which are smaller than Duke Energy Corp. quarterly revenues of $7.9B. The Southern Co.'s net income of $341M is lower than Duke Energy Corp.'s net income of $1.2B. Notably, The Southern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 25.04x while Duke Energy Corp.'s PE ratio is 21.09x. 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 3.68x versus 3.21x for Duke Energy Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    3.68x 25.04x $7B $341M
    DUK
    Duke Energy Corp.
    3.21x 21.09x $7.9B $1.2B
  • Which has Higher Returns SO or NEE?

    NextEra Energy, Inc. has a net margin of 4.89% compared to The Southern Co.'s net margin of 16.08%. The Southern Co.'s return on equity of 11.07% beat NextEra Energy, Inc.'s return on equity of 8.51%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    18.81% $0.37 $112.9B
    NEE
    NextEra Energy, Inc.
    35.49% $0.73 $162.6B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or NEE?

    The Southern Co. has a consensus price target of $101.08, signalling upside risk potential of 3.13%. On the other hand NextEra Energy, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $93.78 which suggests that it could grow by 1.08%. 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..

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    7 13 1
    NEE
    NextEra Energy, Inc.
    12 7 1
  • Is SO or NEE More Risky?

    The Southern Co. has a beta of 0.437, which suggesting that the stock is 56.315% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison NextEra Energy, Inc. has a beta of 0.755, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 24.459%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SO or NEE?

    The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.02%. NextEra Energy, Inc. offers a yield of 2.5% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.62 per share. The Southern Co. pays 75.11% of its earnings as a dividend. NextEra Energy, Inc. pays out 68.65% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SO or NEE?

    The Southern Co. quarterly revenues are $7B, which are larger than NextEra Energy, Inc. quarterly revenues of $6.8B. The Southern Co.'s net income of $341M is lower than NextEra Energy, Inc.'s net income of $1.1B. Notably, The Southern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 25.04x while NextEra Energy, Inc.'s PE ratio is 28.11x. 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 3.68x versus 7.24x for NextEra Energy, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SO
    The Southern Co.
    3.68x 25.04x $7B $341M
    NEE
    NextEra Energy, Inc.
    7.24x 28.11x $6.8B $1.1B

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