The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy facilities and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Electric services
Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities
SectorUtilities
Phone404-506-5000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$21.42 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees29,192
Next Earnings Date5/6/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Southern (NYSE:SO) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Southern's stock symbol?
Southern trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SO."
How often does Southern pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Southern?
Southern announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.62 per share on Friday, March 6th. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.11%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. View Southern's Dividend History.
How were Southern's earnings last quarter?
Southern Co (NYSE:SO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 20th. The utilities provider reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.27. The utilities provider had revenue of $4.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.27 billion. Southern had a return on equity of 10.38% and a net margin of 22.20%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.25 earnings per share. View Southern's Earnings History.
When is Southern's next earnings date?
What guidance has Southern issued on next quarter's earnings?
Southern updated its FY 2020
After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 20th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.10-3.22 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.18.
What price target have analysts set for SO?
13 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Southern's shares. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $73.00. On average, they anticipate Southern's stock price to reach $63.21 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Southern.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Southern?
13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southern in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Southern.
Has Southern been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about SO stock has trended positive on Friday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Southern earned a coverage optimism score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Southern.
Who are some of Southern's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Southern include NextEra Energy (NEE), Duke Energy (DUK), Exelon (EXC), American Electric Power (AEP), Xcel Energy (XEL), Eversource Energy (ES), Edison International (EIX), PPL (PPL), Entergy (ETR), FirstEnergy (FE), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), Portland General Electric (POR), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE) and IDACORP (IDA).
What other stocks do shareholders of Southern own?
Who are Southern's key executives?
Southern's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Thomas A. Fanning, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 62)
- Mr. Andrew William Evans, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 52)
- Mr. William Paul Bowers, Exec. VP (Age 63)
- Mr. Mark A. Crosswhite, Exec. VP (Age 57)
- Mr. Stephen E. Kuczynski, Chairman of Southern Nuclear Operating Co., CEO & Pres of Southern Nuclear Operating Co. (Age 57)
Who are Southern's major shareholders?
Southern's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (5.46%), Franklin Resources Inc. (2.54%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.48%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.45%), FMR LLC (1.44%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.03%). Company insiders that own Southern stock include Ann P Daiss, Anthony F Earley Jr, Anthony L Wilson, Christopher C Womack, Henry A Clark III, James Y Kerr II, Kimberly S Greene, Mark A Crosswhite, Mark Lantrip, Stan W Connally, Stephen E Kuczynski, Thomas A Fanning and William P Bowers. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Southern.
Which major investors are selling Southern stock?
SO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Franklin Resources Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, FMR LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC, Panagora Asset Management Inc., Man Group plc and Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.. Company insiders that have sold Southern company stock in the last year include Ann P Daiss, Anthony L Wilson, Christopher C Womack, James Y Kerr II, Mark A Crosswhite, Stan W Connally, Stephen E Kuczynski, Thomas A Fanning and William P Bowers. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southern.
Which major investors are buying Southern stock?
SO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP and Geode Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Southern stock in the last two years include Anthony F Earley Jr and Henry A Clark III. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southern.
How do I buy shares of Southern?
Shares of SO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Southern's stock price today?
One share of SO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $60.36.
How big of a company is Southern?
Southern has a market capitalization of $63.63 billion and generates $21.42 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $4.75 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.11 on an earnings per share basis. Southern employs 29,192 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Southern.
What is Southern's official website?
How can I contact Southern?
Southern's mailing address is 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard N.W., Atlanta GA, 30308. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 404-506-5000 or via email at [email protected]
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