The Southern Stock Forecast, Price & News

12 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, 1 hold rating 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, November 4th 2021.
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The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.05. The utilities provider earned $5.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5 billion. The Southern had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.43% and a net margin of 14.47%.
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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 (WHO). Since then, SO stock has increased by 10.2% and is now trading at $64.14.
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The Southern declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 19th. Investors of record on Monday, August 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.66 per share on Tuesday, September 7th. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.12%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 13th.
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The Southern pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.04%. SO has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio of The Southern is 81.23%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, The Southern will have a dividend payout ratio of 74.37% next year. This indicates that The Southern will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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The Southern issued an update on its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.250-$3.350 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.320. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

12 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for The Southern's shares. Their forecasts range from $60.00 to $76.00. On average, they anticipate The Southern's share price to reach $69.08 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.7% 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), Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), Edison International (EIX), FirstEnergy (FE), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Portland General Electric (POR), PNM Resources (PNM), ALLETE (ALE) and MGE Energy (MGEE).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other The Southern investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Duke Energy (DUK), Pfizer (PFE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), The Coca-Cola (KO), Altria Group (MO) and Chevron (CVX).

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

The Southern's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.52%), BlackRock Inc. (7.09%), State Street Corp (4.91%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (3.40%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.95%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (2.70%). Company insiders that own The Southern stock include Ann P Daiss, Anthony L Wilson, Bryan D Anderson, Christopher C Womack, Christopher Cummiskey, David J Grain, Ernest J Moniz, James Y Kerr II, Kimberly S Greene, Martin Bernard Davis, Stan W Connally, Stephen E Kuczynski and Thomas A Fanning.
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SO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Franklin Resources Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, GSB Wealth Management LLC, Swiss National Bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Company insiders that have sold The Southern company stock in the last year include Ann P Daiss, Bryan D Anderson, Christopher C Womack, Christopher Cummiskey, James Y Kerr II, Kimberly S Greene, Martin Bernard Davis, and Stephen E Kuczynski.
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SO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Invesco Ltd., FMR LLC, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., and Brandywine Global 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 $64.14.

The Southern has a market capitalization of $67.91 billion and generates $20.38 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $3.13 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.25 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].