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 $96.73, signalling upside risk potential of 11.96%. On the other hand Dominion Energy, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $63.73 which suggests that it could grow by 8%. 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 0.451, which suggesting that the stock is 54.858% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Dominion Energy, Inc. has a beta of 0.701, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 29.904%.

The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.4%. Dominion Energy, Inc. offers a yield of 4.53% 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 21.48x while Dominion Energy, Inc.'s PE ratio is 20.08x. 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 3.31x versus 3.16x 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 $96.73, signalling upside risk potential of 11.96%. On the other hand Duke Energy Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $135.76 which suggests that it could grow by 15.56%. 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 0.451, which suggesting that the stock is 54.858% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Duke Energy Corp. has a beta of 0.486, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 51.413%.

The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.4%. Duke Energy Corp. offers a yield of 3.59% 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 21.48x while Duke Energy Corp.'s PE ratio is 18.47x. 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 3.31x versus 2.88x 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 $96.73, signalling upside risk potential of 11.96%. On the other hand Entergy Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $104.26 which suggests that it could grow by 12.51%. 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 0.451, which suggesting that the stock is 54.858% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Entergy Corp. has a beta of 0.624, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 37.61%.

The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.4%. Entergy Corp. offers a yield of 2.63% 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 21.48x while Entergy Corp.'s PE ratio is 22.87x. 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 3.31x versus 3.25x 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 29.49%. The Southern Co.'s return on equity of 11.52% beat NextEra Energy, Inc.'s return on equity of 8.34%.

The Southern Co. has a consensus price target of $96.73, signalling upside risk potential of 11.96%. On the other hand NextEra Energy, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $91.05 which suggests that it could grow by 14.11%. Given that NextEra Energy, Inc. has higher upside potential than The Southern Co., analysts believe NextEra Energy, Inc. is more attractive than The Southern Co..

The Southern Co. has a beta of 0.451, which suggesting that the stock is 54.858% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison NextEra Energy, Inc. has a beta of 0.740, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 25.99%.

The Southern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.4%. NextEra Energy, Inc. offers a yield of 2.84% 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 61.07% 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 $7.2B. The Southern Co.'s net income of $1.7B is lower than NextEra Energy, Inc.'s net income of $2.1B. Notably, The Southern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.48x while NextEra Energy, Inc.'s PE ratio is 25.34x. 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 3.31x versus 6.39x for NextEra Energy, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.