Southern Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:SO)

Southern trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SO."

Southern announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.62 per share on Friday, September 6th. This represents a $2.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 16th. View Southern's Dividend History.

Southern Co (NYSE:SO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.08. The utilities provider earned $5.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.12 billion. Southern had a return on equity of 10.04% and a net margin of 20.18%. The firm's revenue was down 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.80 EPS. View Southern's Earnings History.

Southern is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Southern.

Southern will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Southern issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.19.

11 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Southern's stock. Their forecasts range from $44.00 to $64.00. On average, they expect Southern's stock price to reach $55.11 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Southern.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southern in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Southern.

News coverage about SO stock has been trending negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Southern earned a news impact score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Southern.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Southern investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), General Electric (GE), Duke Energy (DUK), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Altria Group (MO), Pfizer (PFE), AbbVie (ABBV), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and The Coca-Cola (KO).

Southern's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.07%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Gulf International Bank UK Ltd (0.02%), Verity & Verity LLC (0.02%), Northstar Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%) and Rockland Trust Co. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Southern stock include Ann P Daiss, Anthony F Earley Jr, Anthony L Wilson, Art P Beattie, Christopher C Womack, Henry A Clark III, James Y Kerr II, Kimberly S Greene, Mark A Crosswhite, Mark Lantrip, Stephen E Kuczynski and William P Bowers. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Southern.

SO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thomasville National Bank, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Cullinan Associates Inc., Fulton Bank N.A., Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC, Rowland & Co. Investment Counsel ADV, CHICAGO TRUST Co NA and Allred Capital Management LLC. 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, Kimberly S Greene, Mark A Crosswhite, Mark Lantrip, Stephen E Kuczynski and William P Bowers. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southern.

SO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Northstar Investment Advisors LLC, First American Trust FSB, Pacer Advisors Inc., Greylin Investment Mangement Inc., Verity & Verity LLC, Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC and Financial Management Professionals Inc.. 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.

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.

One share of SO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.52.

Southern has a market capitalization of $64.00 billion and generates $23.50 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $2.24 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.07 on an earnings per share basis. Southern employs 29,192 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Southern.

The official website for Southern is http://www.southerncompany.com/.

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]