Southern Co. (SO): Price and Financial Metrics

Southern Co. (SO): $66.94

0.01 (-0.01%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

C

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Industry: Utilities - Domestic

Industry

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SO Price/Volume Stats

Current price $66.94 52-week high $75.80
Prev. close $66.95 52-week low $61.56
Day low $66.36 Volume 3,811,200
Day high $67.03 Avg. volume 4,480,878
50-day MA $70.20 Dividend yield 4.17%
200-day MA $69.73 Market Cap 73.01B

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SO POWR Grades

  • SO scores best on the Stability dimension, with a Stability rank ahead of 67.77% of US stocks.
  • SO's strongest trending metric is Growth; it's been moving up over the last 26 weeks.
  • SO's current lowest rank is in the Value metric (where it is better than 6.99% of US stocks).

SO Stock Summary

  • With a market capitalization of $78,786,341,772, SOUTHERN CO has a greater market value than 97% of US stocks.
  • Of note is the ratio of SOUTHERN CO's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; only 0.17% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
  • In terms of volatility of its share price, SO is more volatile than merely 1.02% of stocks we're observing.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to SO, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are CSX, DUK, PCG, D, and IBN.
  • Visit SO's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.southerncompany.com.

SO Valuation Summary

  • SO's price/sales ratio is 2.9; this is 61.11% higher than that of the median Utilities stock.
  • Over the past 243 months, SO's EV/EBIT ratio has gone up 10.9.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for SO.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
SO 2023-12-27 2.9 2.1 24.9 23.5
SO 2023-12-26 2.9 2.1 25.0 23.5
SO 2023-12-22 2.9 2.1 25.0 23.5
SO 2023-12-21 2.9 2.1 24.9 23.5
SO 2023-12-20 2.9 2.2 25.0 23.5
SO 2023-12-19 3.0 2.2 25.6 23.8

SO Growth Metrics

    Its 4 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 20.4%.
  • Its 4 year price growth rate is now at 14.68%.
  • The 5 year net income to common stockholders growth rate now stands at 34.4%.
Over the past 52 months, SO's revenue has gone up $5.493e+09.

The table below shows SO's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 29,279 6,302 3,524
2022-09-30 27,999 6,105 3,396
2022-06-30 25,859 6,844 3,025
2022-03-31 23,851 6,519 2,290
2021-12-31 23,113 6,169 2,393
2021-09-30 22,463 6,557 2,995

SO's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • SO has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 47.28% of graded US stocks.
  • SO's asset turnover comes in at 0.176 -- ranking 73rd of 105 Utilities stocks.
  • ATO, ED, and AEP are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with SO.

The table below shows SO's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-06-30 0.176 0.413 0.034
2021-03-31 0.173 0.426 0.036
2020-12-31 0.168 0.425 0.035
2020-09-30 0.168 0.413 0.035
2020-06-30 0.173 0.413 0.037
2020-03-31 0.179 0.404 0.040

SO Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of SO, see our SO price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $68.39 Average Broker Recommendation 1.78 (Moderate Buy)

Southern Co. (SO) Company Bio


Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices also located in BirminghamAlabama. The company is currently the second largest utility company in the U.S. in terms of customer base. Through its subsidiaries it serves 9 million gas and electric utility customers in 6 states. Southern Company's regulated regional electric utilities serve a 120,000-square-mile (310,000 km2) territory with 27,000 miles (43,000 km) of distribution lines. (Source:Wikipedia)


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Below are the latest news stories about SOUTHERN CO that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate SO as an investment opportunity.

EPRI and Southern Company Announce Speakers for Electrification 2024

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 28, 2023 /Southern Company EPRI and Southern Company recently announced the plenary speakers for the Electrification International Conference & Exposition, scheduled for March 12-14, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. Kicking ...

Yahoo | December 28, 2023

If You Like Dividends, You Should Love These 3 Stocks

These companies offer above-average dividend yields that should rise in the future.

Yahoo | December 23, 2023

Southern Co. (SO) Increases Yet Falls Behind Market: What Investors Need to Know

The latest trading day saw Southern Co. (SO) settling at $69.44, representing a +0.1% change from its previous close.

Yahoo | December 22, 2023

Southern Company Again Named as a Trendsetter by CPA-Zicklin Index

For the second-consecutive year, Southern Company grades above 90 points in corporate political disclosure and accountability. Southern Company NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 22, 2023 / The 2023 CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate Political Disclosure ...

Yahoo | December 22, 2023

Where Will The Southern Company Be in 3 Years?

Southern is on the cusp of an important business shift, which should lead to an important change in the dividend policy.

Yahoo | December 22, 2023

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SO Price Returns

1-mo -6.86%
3-mo -0.71%
6-mo -1.71%
1-year 4.86%
3-year 24.29%
5-year 67.66%
YTD -4.54%
2023 2.21%
2022 8.24%
2021 16.34%
2020 0.63%
2019 51.65%

SO Dividends

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