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 3.7% and is now trading at $56.01. 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 the consensus estimate of $0.27. The utilities provider had revenue of $4.91 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.27 billion. Southern had a net margin of 22.20% and a return on equity of 10.38%. The company's revenue was down 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.43%. 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 (EPS) guidance of 3.10-3.22 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.18.

14 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Southern's stock. Their forecasts range from $52.00 to $73.00. On average, they anticipate Southern's share price to reach $62.21 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Southern.

News stories about SO stock have trended negative on Saturday, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing 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 daily sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near 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), AbbVie (ABBV), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Altria Group (MO), Duke Energy (DUK), Pfizer (PFE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), 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 State Street Corp (5.46%), Franklin Resources Inc. (2.53%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.48%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.45%), FMR LLC (1.44%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.03%). 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 Franklin Resources Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, FMR LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC, Panagora Asset Management Inc., Man Group plc, and Duff & Phelps Investment Management 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, State Street Corp, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, and First Trust Advisors LP. 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 $56.01.

Southern has a market capitalization of $59.05 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]