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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
$71.03
+0.3%
$68.81
$58.82
$74.92
$27.32B0.962.16 million shs856,599 shs
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
$60.54
-0.5%
$58.89
$52.03
$79.43
$21.23B0.582.91 million shs478,047 shs
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
$38.51
+0.5%
$37.79
$32.18
$41.15
$22.16B0.483.32 million shs1.01 million shs
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$74.55
+0.9%
$69.35
$61.56
$75.80
$81.60B0.494.68 million shs2.92 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
+0.01%+4.09%+2.30%+5.64%-4.00%
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
+0.85%+4.00%+5.79%+10.90%-23.53%
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
+0.47%+2.27%-0.16%+4.93%-6.90%
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
+0.90%+5.90%+5.93%+6.76%-0.08%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
4.2666 of 5 stars
1.23.04.23.92.81.72.5
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
3.9315 of 5 stars
2.23.04.21.82.72.50.6
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
2.984 of 5 stars
1.23.02.50.31.91.72.5
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
4.6449 of 5 stars
2.34.04.21.92.52.52.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
2.33
Hold$73.603.62% Upside
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
2.46
Hold$65.858.76% Upside
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
2.33
Hold$39.803.35% Upside
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
2.54
Moderate Buy$74.36-0.26% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest SO, ES, FE, and EIX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/23/2024
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$30.00 ➝ $35.00
4/23/2024
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$70.00 ➝ $73.00
4/22/2024
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
Scotiabank
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Lower Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$61.00 ➝ $57.00
4/22/2024
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
Scotiabank
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Lower Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$41.00 ➝ $40.00
4/22/2024
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
Scotiabank
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Lower Price TargetSector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform$80.00 ➝ $77.00
4/15/2024
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$65.00 ➝ $66.00
4/10/2024
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$78.00
4/10/2024
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Initiated CoverageBuy$73.00
4/10/2024
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Initiated CoverageBuy$45.00
4/4/2024
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
UBS Group
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy$62.00 ➝ $67.00
4/4/2024
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
UBS Group
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral$78.00 ➝ $76.00
(Data available from 4/25/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
$16.34B1.67$12.99 per share5.47$42.42 per share1.67
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
$11.91B1.78$6.70 per share9.03$40.58 per share1.49
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
$12.87B1.72$4.84 per share7.96$19.02 per share2.02
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$25.25B3.23$8.37 per share8.91$32.30 per share2.31

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
$1.41B$3.1222.7712.57N/A8.35%12.63%2.49%4/30/2024 (Confirmed)
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
-$442.24M-$1.26N/A12.593.20-3.71%9.92%2.75%5/2/2024 (Confirmed)
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
$1.10B$1.8121.2813.33N/A8.56%13.52%3.10%4/25/2024 (Confirmed)
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$3.98B$3.6320.5417.344.5815.79%11.40%2.90%5/2/2024 (Confirmed)

Latest SO, ES, FE, and EIX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/2/2024N/A
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
$1.45N/A-$1.45N/AN/AN/A  
5/2/2024N/A
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$0.90N/A-$0.90N/AN/AN/A  
4/30/2024N/A
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
$1.27N/A-$1.27N/AN/AN/A  
4/25/2024N/A
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
$0.71N/A-$0.71N/AN/AN/A  
2/22/2024Q4 23
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
$1.16$1.28+$0.12$1.57$4.19 billion$3.71 billion    
2/15/2024Q4 2023
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$0.59$0.64+$0.05$0.50$6.90 billion$6.05 billion    
2/13/202412/31/2023
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
$0.97$0.95-$0.02$5.58$3.00 billion$2.69 billion      
2/9/2024Q4 2023
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
$0.60$0.62+$0.02$0.94$3.10 billion$3.20 billion      

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
$3.124.39%+5.14%100.00%21 Years
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
$2.864.72%+5.95%N/A 26 Years
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
$1.644.26%+0.43%90.61%2 Years
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
$2.803.76%+3.06%77.14%23 Years

Latest SO, ES, FE, and EIX Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/22/2024
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
quarterly$0.723.98%5/17/20245/20/20246/6/2024
3/20/2024
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
quarterly$0.42504.43%5/6/20245/7/20246/1/2024
2/22/2024
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
quarterly$0.784.63%3/27/20243/28/20244/30/2024
1/31/2024
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
quarterly$0.71505.27%3/4/20243/5/20243/29/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
1.86
0.79
0.73
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
1.66
0.67
0.59
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
2.10
0.48
0.38
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
1.62
0.77
0.56

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
88.95%
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
79.99%
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
89.41%
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
64.10%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
1.03%
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
0.41%
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
0.08%
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
0.18%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
14,375384.68 million380.72 millionOptionable
Eversource Energy stock logo
ES
Eversource Energy
10,171350.73 million349.29 millionOptionable
FirstEnergy Corp. stock logo
FE
FirstEnergy
12,042575.52 million575.06 millionOptionable
The Southern Company stock logo
SO
Southern
28,1001.09 billion1.09 billionOptionable

SO, ES, FE, and EIX Headlines

SourceHeadline
Southern Co. (SO) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?Southern Co. (SO) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
zacks.com - April 25 at 11:08 AM
Power Surge: Utilities Sectors Resilience ShinesPower Surge: Utilities Sector's Resilience Shines
marketbeat.com - April 25 at 9:57 AM
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Reduces Stock Position in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Reduces Stock Position in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)
marketbeat.com - April 25 at 8:30 AM
WeaveGrid launches electric vehicle initiatives with Southern Company subsidiaries, simplifying EV home charging in the SoutheastWeaveGrid launches electric vehicle initiatives with Southern Company subsidiaries, simplifying EV home charging in the Southeast
prnewswire.com - April 25 at 7:00 AM
Southern (SO) to Release Earnings on ThursdaySouthern (SO) to Release Earnings on Thursday
americanbankingnews.com - April 25 at 2:00 AM
Southern (NYSE:SO) Price Target Increased to $73.00 by Analysts at Bank of AmericaSouthern (NYSE:SO) Price Target Increased to $73.00 by Analysts at Bank of America
americanbankingnews.com - April 24 at 5:20 AM
The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Stock Position Reduced by New York State Common Retirement FundThe Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Stock Position Reduced by New York State Common Retirement Fund
marketbeat.com - April 23 at 12:38 PM
Southern (NYSE:SO) PT Raised to $73.00 at Bank of AmericaSouthern (NYSE:SO) PT Raised to $73.00 at Bank of America
marketbeat.com - April 23 at 12:34 PM
Goldman Sachs Has 6 Dividend Blue Chips on Its Conviction List of Top StocksGoldman Sachs Has 6 Dividend Blue Chips on Its Conviction List of Top Stocks
247wallst.com - April 23 at 8:00 AM
Southern (NYSE:SO) Price Target Cut to $77.00Southern (NYSE:SO) Price Target Cut to $77.00
americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 4:32 AM
California Public Employees Retirement System Has $459.61 Million Holdings in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)California Public Employees Retirement System Has $459.61 Million Holdings in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)
marketbeat.com - April 22 at 7:41 PM
Southern (NYSE:SO) PT Lowered to $77.00 at ScotiabankSouthern (NYSE:SO) PT Lowered to $77.00 at Scotiabank
marketbeat.com - April 22 at 3:20 PM
SSBK Stock Earnings: Southern States Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024SSBK Stock Earnings: Southern States Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024
investorplace.com - April 22 at 3:02 PM
The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Raises Dividend to $0.72 Per ShareThe Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Raises Dividend to $0.72 Per Share
marketbeat.com - April 22 at 12:34 PM
Southern Company increases dividend for 23rd consecutive year; annualized rate rises to $2.88 per shareSouthern Company increases dividend for 23rd consecutive year; annualized rate rises to $2.88 per share
prnewswire.com - April 22 at 11:47 AM
The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Position Boosted by Calamos Wealth Management LLCThe Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Position Boosted by Calamos Wealth Management LLC
marketbeat.com - April 20 at 12:50 PM
SFST Stock Earnings: Southern First Bancshares Misses EPS, Misses Revenue for Q1 2024SFST Stock Earnings: Southern First Bancshares Misses EPS, Misses Revenue for Q1 2024
investorplace.com - April 18 at 10:06 PM
Revolutionizing Sustainable Energy: Georgia Solar Companies Partner with Georgia Power to Unveil New Parking Deck Solar ArrayRevolutionizing Sustainable Energy: Georgia Solar Companies Partner with Georgia Power to Unveil New Parking Deck Solar Array
businesswire.com - April 18 at 1:35 PM
Federated Hermes Inc. Has $433 Million Stake in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)Federated Hermes Inc. Has $433 Million Stake in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)
marketbeat.com - April 18 at 12:21 PM
GSBC Stock Earnings: Great Southern Bancorp Beats EPS, Misses Revenue for Q1 2024GSBC Stock Earnings: Great Southern Bancorp Beats EPS, Misses Revenue for Q1 2024
investorplace.com - April 17 at 11:05 PM
23,550 Shares in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Purchased by Tyche Wealth Partners LLC23,550 Shares in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Purchased by Tyche Wealth Partners LLC
marketbeat.com - April 16 at 7:53 PM
Give Old Electronics a New Life with Georgia Natural Gas and Lenox Square at Annual Earth Day Recycling DriveGive Old Electronics a New Life with Georgia Natural Gas and Lenox Square at Annual Earth Day Recycling Drive
prnewswire.com - April 16 at 12:50 PM
Southern (NYSE:SO) Price Target Raised to $66.00 at BarclaysSouthern (NYSE:SO) Price Target Raised to $66.00 at Barclays
americanbankingnews.com - April 16 at 4:14 AM
Cullen Investment Group LTD. Makes New $1.39 Million Investment in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)Cullen Investment Group LTD. Makes New $1.39 Million Investment in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)
marketbeat.com - April 15 at 11:27 AM

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Company Descriptions

Edison International logo

Edison International

NYSE:EIX
Edison International, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation and distribution of electric power. The company supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 50,000 square mile area of southern California to residential, commercial, industrial, public authorities, agricultural, and other sectors. Its transmission facilities consist of lines ranging from 55 kV to 500 kV and approximately 80 transmission substations; distribution system consists of approximately 38,000 circuit-miles of overhead lines; approximately 31,000 circuit-miles of underground lines; and 730 distribution substations. The company was founded in 1886 and is based in Rosemead, California.
Eversource Energy logo

Eversource Energy

NYSE:ES
Eversource Energy, a public utility holding company, engages in the energy delivery business. The company operates through Electric Distribution, Electric Transmission, Natural Gas Distribution, and Water Distribution segments. It is involved in the transmission and distribution of electricity; solar power facilities; and distribution of natural gas. The company operates regulated water utilities that provide water services to approximately 241,000 customers. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, municipal and fire protection, and other customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The company was formerly known as Northeast Utilities and changed its name to Eversource Energy in April 2015. Eversource Energy was incorporated in 1927 and is headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts.
FirstEnergy logo

FirstEnergy

NYSE:FE
FirstEnergy Corp., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in the United States. It operates through Regulated Distribution and Regulated Transmission segments. The company owns and operates coal-fired, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, and solar power generating facilities. It operates 24,080 circuit miles of overhead and underground transmission lines; and electric distribution systems, including 274,518 miles of overhead pole line and underground conduit carrying primary, secondary, and street lighting circuits. The company serves approximately 6 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. FirstEnergy Corp. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.
Southern logo

Southern

NYSE:SO
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it owns and operates nuclear, coal, hydro, cogeneration, solar, wind, battery storage, and fuel cell facilities. Further, the constructs, operates, and maintains approximately 77,900 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.9 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, it develops distributed energy and resilience solutions; deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers; and offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.