Southern - SO Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southern in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" SO shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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13 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Southern's stock. Their SO share price forecasts range from $61.00 to $87.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $74.92 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.0% from the stock's current price.
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Southern's stock was trading at $68.58 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, SO shares have decreased by 4.2% and is now trading at $65.73.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 3rd 2022.
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The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.23. The utilities provider had revenue of $7.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.31 billion. Southern had a net margin of 12.13% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.09%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 38.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.84 earnings per share.
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Southern announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.68 per share on Tuesday, September 6th. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.14%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 12th.
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Southern (NYSE:SO) pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.96%. SO has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 20 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 95.77%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, SO will have a dividend payout ratio of 71.58% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Southern updated its third quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Friday, August, 5th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.32-$1.32 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.31. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

235 employees have rated Southern Chief Executive Officer Thomas A. Fanning on Glassdoor.com. Thomas A. Fanning has an approval rating of 85% among the company's employees.

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

Southern's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.18%), Capital Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%), Thomasville National Bank (0.01%), Private Asset Management Inc. (0.00%), Csenge Advisory Group (0.00%) and Fulton Bank N.A. (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Ann P Daiss, Anthony L Wilson, Bryan D Anderson, Bryan D Anderson, Christopher C Womack, Christopher C Womack, Christopher Cummiskey, Daniel S Tucker, David J Grain, Ernest J Moniz, James Y Kerr II, Kimberly S Greene, Martin Bernard Davis, Stan W Connally, Stephen E Kuczynski, Stephen E Kuczynski and Thomas A Fanning.
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Shares of SO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of SO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $65.73.

Southern (NYSE:SO) has a market capitalization of $69.87 billion and generates $23.11 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $2.41 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.84 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 27,300 workers across the globe.

Southern's mailing address is 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard N.W., Atlanta GA, 30308. The official website for the company is www.southerncompany.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (404) 506-5000, via email at apabramo@southernco.com, or via fax at 404-506-0344.