The Southern Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Southern in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 2 hold ratings and 8 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 will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 17th. The utilities provider reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.05. The utilities provider had revenue of $5.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.07 billion. The Southern had a net margin of 15.80% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.08%. During the same period in the prior 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 Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SO shares have increased by 11.9% and is now trading at $65.10.
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The Southern announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 17th will be given a dividend of $0.66 per share on Monday, June 7th. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.06%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 14th. This is a positive change from The Southern's previous quarterly dividend of $0.64.
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The Southern pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.89%. 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 (EPS) guidance of 3.25-3.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.30.

13 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for The Southern's shares. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $75.00. On average, they expect The Southern's share price to reach $65.77 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.0% 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), Entergy (ETR), FirstEnergy (FE), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Portland General Electric (POR), PNM Resources (PNM), Array Technologies (ARRY) and ALLETE (ALE).
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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.18%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.12%), Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.07%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.04%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.04%) and Royal London Asset Management Ltd. (0.04%). Company insiders that own The Southern stock include Ann P Daiss, Anthony L Wilson, Christopher C Womack, David J Grain, Ernest J Moniz, 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 New York State Teachers Retirement System, Sentry Investment Management LLC, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc., Retirement Systems of Alabama, BOKF NA, Hexavest Inc., Confluence Investment Management LLC, and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold The Southern company stock in the last year include Ann P Daiss, Christopher C Womack, David J Grain, James Y Kerr II, Kimberly S Greene, and Stephen E Kuczynski.
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SO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Everence Capital Management Inc., Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC, Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd, DnB Asset Management AS, Royal London Asset Management Ltd., Rockland Trust Co., International Assets Investment Management LLC, and Liberty One Investment Management LLC.
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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 $65.10.

The Southern has a market capitalization of $68.98 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 27,700 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of The Southern: AGL Resources, Adobe Solar LLC, Alabama Power, Alabama Power Capital Trust V, Alabama Property Company, Apex Nevada Solar LLC, Atlanta Gas Light Company, BNB Lamesa Solar LLC, BSP Holding Company LLC (4), Bethel Wind Farm Class B Holdings LLC, Bethel Wind Farm Holdings LLC, Bethel Wind Farm LLC, Blackwell Solar Holdings LLC, Blackwell Solar LLC, Boulder Solar Power LLC, Boulder Solar Power Parent LLC, Cactus Flats Holdings LLC (10), Calipatria LLC, Campo Verde Solar LLC, Desert Stateline Holdings LLC (5), Desert Stateline LLC, East Pecos Solar LLC, Evergreen Enterprise Holdings LLC, Georgia Natural Gas Company, Georgia Power Company, Grant County Interconnect LLC (7), Grant Plains Wind LLC, Grant Wind LLC, Granville Solar LLC, Kay Wind LLC, Lost Hills Blackwell Holdings LLC (4), Lost Hills Solar Holdco LLC, Lost Hills Solar LLC, Macho Springs Solar 2 LLC, Macho Springs Solar LLC, Mankato Energy Center II LLC, Mankato Energy Center LLC, Mississippi Power Company, Morelos Solar LLC, NS Solar Holdings LLC (4), Nacogdoches Power LLC, North Star Solar LLC, Northern Illinois Gas Company (12), Ottawa Acquisition LLC, Parrey Holding Company LLC (4), Parrey LLC, Parrey Parent LLC, Passadumkeag Windpark LLC, Piedmont-Forrest Corporation, PowerSecure International Inc, RE Garland A LLC, RE Garland Holdings LLC, RE Garland LLC, RE Gaskell West 1 LLC, RE Roserock Holdings LLC (2), RE Roserock LLC, RE Silverlake Holdings LLC (4), RE Tranquillity BAAH LLC, RE Tranquillity Holdings LLC (4), RE Tranquillity LLC, Reading Wind Energy LLC, Rutherford Farm LLC, SG2 Holdings LLC (4), SG2 Imperial Valley LLC, SP Butler Solar Farm LLC, SP Butler Solar LLC, SP Cactus Flats Class B Holdings LLC, SP Cactus Flats Wind Energy LLC, SP Cimarron Capital LLC, SP Cimarron I LLC, SP Decatur County Solar LLC, SP Decatur Parkway Solar LLC, SP Gaskell West 1 Class B Holdings LLC, SP Gaskell West 1 Holdings LLC (9), SP Pawpaw Solar LLC, SP Sandhills Solar LLC, SP Solar Farms LLC, SP Solar GP Inc., SP Solar Holdings I LP (3), SP TEP Class B Holdings I Inc., SP TEP Formations Inc., SP Wind Development Holdings LLC, SP Wind Holdings II LLC (6), SP Wind Holdings LLC, SPR Development Holdings LLC (11), Salt Fork Wind LLC, Sequent LLC, SouthStar Energy Services LLC, Southern Company Gas, Southern Company Gas Capital Corporation, Southern Company Gas Investments Inc., Southern Company Gas Investments Inc., Southern Company Gas Pipeline Holdings LLC, Southern Electric Generating Company, Southern Power Company, Southern Renewable Energy Inc., Southern Renewable Partnerships LLC, Spectrum Nevada Solar LLC, The Southern Company, Tyler Bluff Wind Project LLC, WWH LLC (8), Wake Wind Class B Holdings LLC, Wake Wind Energy LLC, Wake Wind Holdings LLC, and Wildhorse Wind Energy LLC.

The Southern was founded in 1945.

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]