The Southern Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Southern in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" The Southern stock. 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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The Southern is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 29th 2021.
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The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 17th. The utilities provider reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.05. The Southern had a net margin of 15.80% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.08%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.27 earnings per share.
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The Southern's stock was trading at $58.18 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SO shares have decreased by 2.5% and is now trading at $56.72.
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The Southern announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 16th will be given a dividend of $0.64 per share on Monday, March 8th. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.51%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 12th.
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The Southern pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.43%. SO has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The Southern has been increasing its dividend for 19 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of The Southern is 82.32%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, The Southern will have a dividend payout ratio of 76.88% in the coming year. This indicates that The Southern may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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The Southern issued an update on its FY 2021 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 18th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.25-3.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.30.

15 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for The Southern's shares. Their forecasts range from $53.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate The Southern's share price to reach $64.36 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.5% from the stock's current price.
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235 employees have rated The Southern CEO Thomas A. Fanning on Glassdoor.com. Thomas A. Fanning has an approval rating of 85% among The Southern's employees.

Some companies that are related to The Southern include NextEra Energy (NEE), Duke Energy (DUK), Eversource Energy (ES), Edison International (EIX), PPL (PPL), FirstEnergy (FE), Entergy (ETR), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), PNM Resources (PNM), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Portland General Electric (POR), ALLETE (ALE) and MGE Energy (MGEE).
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The Southern trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SO."

The Southern's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.78%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (3.69%), FMR LLC (1.87%), Northern Trust Corp (1.15%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.95%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.81%). Company insiders that own The Southern stock include Ann P Daiss, Anthony F Earley Jr, Anthony L Wilson, Christopher C Womack, David J Grain, Ernest J Moniz, Henry A Clark III, James Y Kerr II, Kimberly S Greene, Mark A Crosswhite, Stan W Connally, Stephen E Kuczynski, Thomas A Fanning and William P Bowers.
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SO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Nordea Investment Management AB, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Voloridge Investment Management LLC, Prudential PLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.. Company insiders that have sold The Southern company stock in the last year include Christopher C Womack, David J Grain, James Y Kerr II, Kimberly S Greene, and Stephen E Kuczynski.
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SO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Morgan Stanley, Rare Infrastructure Ltd, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, and Renaissance Technologies LLC. Company insiders that have bought The Southern stock in the last two years include Anthony F Earley Jr, Ernest J Moniz, and Henry A Clark III.
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Shares of SO 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 $56.72.

The Southern has a market capitalization of $59.93 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.

The Southern employs 27,943 workers across the globe.

The official website for The Southern is www.southerncompany.com.

The Southern is headquartered at 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard N.W., Atlanta GA, 30308.

The 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]