Southern Company (SO)

$70.57

+0.77

(+1.1%)

Market is closed - opens 7 PM, 19 Apr 2024

Insights on Southern Company

  • Decreasing Revenue

    Revenue is down for the last 2 quarters, 6.98B → 6.04B (in $), with an average decrease of 13.4% per quarter

  • Decreasing Net Profit

    Netprofit is down for the last 2 quarters, 1.42B → 855.0M (in $), with an average decrease of 39.9% per quarter

  • Vs PCG

    In the last 1 year, Southern Company has experienced a drawdown of -3.8%, however Pg&e Corporation resisted the overall trend and outperformed by 1.1%

  • Vs PCG

    In the last 3 years, Pg&e Corporation has given 42.0% return, outperforming this stock by 34.6%

Performance

  • $69.44
    $70.66
    $70.57
    downward going graph

    1.6%

    Downside

    Day's Volatility :1.73%

    Upside

    0.13%

    downward going graph
  • $60.31
    $72.81
    $70.57
    downward going graph

    14.54%

    Downside

    52 Weeks Volatility :17.17%

    Upside

    3.08%

    downward going graph

Returns

PeriodSouthern CompanySector (Utilities)S&P500
3 Months
1.5%
4.9%
5.0%
6 Months
4.8%
8.2%
16.4%
1 Year
-3.83%
-7.0%
20.9%
3 Years
7.52%
-4.7%
20.0%

Highlights

Market Capitalization
74.2B
Book Value
$28.82
Dividend Share
2.78
Dividend Yield
4.09%
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
3.62
PE Ratio
18.72
PEG Ratio
2.59
Wall Street Target Price
75.17
Profit Margin
15.75%
Operating Margin TTM
22.42%
Return On Assets TTM
2.93%
Return On Equity TTM
11.04%
Revenue TTM
25.3B
Revenue Per Share TTM
23.13
Quarterly Revenue Growth YOY
-14.2%
Gross Profit TTM
10.8B
EBITDA
11.4B
Diluted Eps TTM
3.62
Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY
-0.04
EPS Estimate Current Year
4.0
EPS Estimate Next Year
4.31
EPS Estimate Current Quarter
0.6
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
0.91

Analyst Recommendation

Buy
    60%Buy
    35%Hold
    3%Sell
Based on 28 Wall street analysts offering stock ratings for Southern Company(by analysts ranked 0 to 5 stars)
Based on 28 analyst
  • Current
  • 1M Ago
  • 3M Ago
Buy
17
17
16
Hold
10
10
6
Sell
1
1
4

Analyst Forecast

What analysts predicted

Upside of 6.52%

Current $70.57
Target $75.17

Company Financials

FY18Y/Y Change
Revenue
23.5B
↑ 2.01%
Net Income
2.2B
↑ 154.77%
Net Profit Margin
9.54%
↑ 5.72%
FY19Y/Y Change
Revenue
21.4B
↓ 8.84%
Net Income
4.8B
↑ 112.04%
Net Profit Margin
22.2%
↑ 12.66%
FY20Y/Y Change
Revenue
20.4B
↓ 4.87%
Net Income
3.1B
↓ 34.08%
Net Profit Margin
15.38%
↓ 6.82%
FY21Y/Y Change
Revenue
23.1B
↑ 13.44%
Net Income
2.4B
↓ 23.17%
Net Profit Margin
10.42%
↓ 4.96%
FY22Y/Y Change
Revenue
29.3B
↑ 26.68%
Net Income
3.5B
↑ 46.8%
Net Profit Margin
12.07%
↑ 1.65%
FY23Y/Y Change
Revenue
25.3B
↓ 13.75%
Net Income
4.0B
↑ 12.48%
Net Profit Margin
15.74%
↑ 3.67%
Q3 FY22Q/Q Change
Revenue
8.4B
↑ 16.26%
Net Income
1.5B
↑ 32.76%
Net Profit Margin
17.61%
↑ 2.19%
Q4 FY22Q/Q Change
Revenue
7.0B
↓ 15.89%
Net Income
-138.0M
↓ 109.36%
Net Profit Margin
-1.96%
↓ 19.57%
Q1 FY23Q/Q Change
Revenue
6.5B
↓ 8.05%
Net Income
862.0M
↓ 724.64%
Net Profit Margin
13.3%
↑ 15.26%
Q2 FY23Q/Q Change
Revenue
5.7B
↓ 11.3%
Net Income
838.0M
↓ 2.78%
Net Profit Margin
14.58%
↑ 1.28%
Q3 FY23Q/Q Change
Revenue
7.0B
↑ 21.43%
Net Income
1.4B
↑ 69.69%
Net Profit Margin
20.37%
↑ 5.79%
Q4 FY23Q/Q Change
Revenue
6.0B
↓ 13.4%
Net Income
855.0M
↓ 39.87%
Net Profit Margin
14.14%
↓ 6.23%
FY18Y/Y Change
Total Assets
116.9B
↑ 5.32%
Total Liabilities
87.6B
↑ 2.85%
FY19Y/Y Change
Total Assets
118.7B
↑ 1.53%
Total Liabilities
86.7B
↓ 1.07%
FY20Y/Y Change
Total Assets
122.9B
↑ 3.57%
Total Liabilities
90.4B
↑ 4.34%
FY21Y/Y Change
Total Assets
127.5B
↑ 3.74%
Total Liabilities
95.0B
↑ 5.04%
FY22Y/Y Change
Total Assets
134.9B
↑ 5.77%
Total Liabilities
100.4B
↑ 5.68%
FY23Y/Y Change
Total Assets
139.3B
↑ 3.29%
Total Liabilities
104.1B
↑ 3.73%
Q3 FY22Q/Q Change
Total Assets
134.0B
↑ 2.47%
Total Liabilities
98.3B
↑ 0.79%
Q4 FY22Q/Q Change
Total Assets
134.9B
↑ 0.66%
Total Liabilities
100.4B
↑ 2.11%
Q1 FY23Q/Q Change
Total Assets
134.8B
↓ 0.1%
Total Liabilities
100.2B
↓ 0.16%
Q2 FY23Q/Q Change
Total Assets
137.1B
↑ 1.75%
Total Liabilities
102.5B
↑ 2.27%
Q3 FY23Q/Q Change
Total Assets
138.3B
↑ 0.88%
Total Liabilities
103.0B
↑ 0.54%
Q4 FY23Q/Q Change
Total Assets
139.3B
↑ 0.73%
Total Liabilities
104.1B
↑ 1.06%
FY18Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow
6.9B
↑ 8.6%
Investing Cash Flow
-5.8B
↓ 19.9%
Financing Cash Flow
-1.8B
↓ 290.64%
FY19Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow
5.8B
↓ 16.76%
Investing Cash Flow
-3.4B
↓ 41.11%
Financing Cash Flow
-1.9B
↑ 6.45%
FY20Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow
6.7B
↑ 15.83%
Investing Cash Flow
-7.0B
↑ 107.25%
Financing Cash Flow
-576.0M
↓ 70.16%
FY21Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow
6.2B
↓ 7.87%
Investing Cash Flow
-7.4B
↑ 4.59%
Financing Cash Flow
1.9B
↓ 437.67%
FY22Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow
6.3B
↑ 2.16%
Investing Cash Flow
-8.4B
↑ 14.65%
Financing Cash Flow
2.3B
↑ 20.1%
Q3 FY22Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow
1.4B
↓ 27.63%
Investing Cash Flow
-2.5B
↑ 30.81%
Financing Cash Flow
1.3B
↓ 6760.0%
Q4 FY22Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow
1.3B
↓ 10.64%
Investing Cash Flow
-2.5B
↓ 0.56%
Financing Cash Flow
1.2B
↓ 8.63%
Q1 FY23Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow
844.0M
↓ 34.32%
Investing Cash Flow
-2.1B
↓ 14.53%
Financing Cash Flow
454.0M
↓ 62.7%
Q2 FY23Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow
2.1B
↑ 143.6%
Investing Cash Flow
-2.2B
↑ 2.46%
Financing Cash Flow
1.1B
↑ 151.32%
Q3 FY23Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow
2.8B
↑ 38.13%
Investing Cash Flow
-6.7B
↑ 209.72%
Financing Cash Flow
-761.0M
↓ 166.7%

Technicals Summary

Sell

Neutral

Buy

Southern Company is currently in a favorable trading position ( BUY ) according to technical analysis indicators.

Peers

Company Name1 Month6 Month1 Year3 Years5 Years
Southern Company
Southern Company
0.55%
4.8%
-3.83%
7.52%
34.33%
Duke Energy Corporation
Duke Energy Corporation
-0.46%
7.16%
-2.99%
-5.69%
6.01%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
-1.12%
8.08%
-12.14%
-8.36%
-2.13%
Pg&e Corporation
Pg&e Corporation
2.37%
1.42%
-2.72%
46.79%
-21.71%
Nextera Energy, Inc.
Nextera Energy, Inc.
6.02%
19.82%
-18.53%
-20.05%
34.75%
Company NameP/E RatioP/B RatioPEG RatioEPSROEROADiv YieldBVPS
Southern Company
Southern Company
18.72
18.72
2.59
4.0
0.11
0.03
0.04
28.82
Duke Energy Corporation
Duke Energy Corporation
17.36
17.36
2.41
5.97
0.08
0.03
0.04
61.15
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
19.07
19.07
1.75
5.59
0.09
0.03
0.04
47.98
Pg&e Corporation
Pg&e Corporation
15.27
15.27
1.12
1.35
0.09
0.02
0.0
11.74
Nextera Energy, Inc.
Nextera Energy, Inc.
17.14
17.14
2.61
3.4
0.12
0.04
0.03
23.13
Company NameAnalyst ViewMarket Cap5 Years Return %PE RatioProfit Margin
Southern Company
Southern Company
Buy
$74.2B
34.33%
18.72
15.75%
Duke Energy Corporation
Duke Energy Corporation
Buy
$71.6B
6.01%
17.36
9.93%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
Buy
$42.6B
-2.13%
19.07
11.63%
Pg&e Corporation
Pg&e Corporation
Buy
$41.9B
-21.71%
15.27
9.18%
Nextera Energy, Inc.
Nextera Energy, Inc.
Buy
$126.8B
34.75%
17.14
26.0%

Institutional Holdings

  • Vanguard Group Inc

    9.13%
  • BlackRock Inc

    7.12%
  • State Street Corporation

    5.83%
  • FMR Inc

    3.33%
  • T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

    2.74%
  • Massachusetts Financial Services Company

    2.33%

Corporate Announcements

  • Southern Company Dividends March,2024

    In the quarter ending March,2024. Southern Company has declared dividend of $0.7

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Company Information

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 Birmingham, Alabama. The company is the second largest utility company in the U.S. in terms of customer base, as of 2021.

Organization
Southern Company
Employees
27819
CEO
Mr. Christopher C. Womack
Industry
Utilities

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