NYSE:SO - Southern Stock Price, Forecast & News

Southern's stock was trading at $58.18 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SO shares have decreased by 13.8% and is now trading at $50.14. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southern in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 10 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Southern.

Southern is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Southern.

Southern Co (NYSE:SO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 20th. The utilities provider reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27. The utilities provider earned $4.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.27 billion. Southern had a net margin of 22.20% and a return on equity of 10.38%. The firm's 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.

Southern announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.62 per share on Friday, March 6th. This represents a $2.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.95%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. View Southern's dividend history.

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.

14 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Southern's stock. Their forecasts range from $52.00 to $73.00. On average, they anticipate Southern's stock price to reach $62.21 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Southern.

Media headlines about SO stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Southern earned a news sentiment score of 0.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutSouthern.

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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), Duke Energy (DUK), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Pfizer (PFE), Altria Group (MO), The Coca-Cola (KO) and General Electric (GE).

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

Southern's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Park National Corp OH (0.00%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.00%) and Bath Savings Trust Co (0.00%). 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.

SO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Park National Corp OH, and Bath Savings Trust 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 activity for Southern.

SO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cullinan Associates 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 activity 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 $50.14.

Southern has a market capitalization of $52.86 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 27,943 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]