Southern (SO) Competitors

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Southern has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Southern pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Alliant Energy pays out 67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Southern has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Southern is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Alliant Energy currently has a consensus price target of $77.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.40%. Southern has a consensus price target of $99.85, indicating a potential upside of 19.27%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Southern.

Southern has higher revenue and earnings than Alliant Energy. Southern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.45% compared to Southern's net margin of 15.43%. Southern's return on equity of 12.93% beat Alliant Energy's return on equity.

In the previous week, Southern had 7 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Southern and 5 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Southern's score of 0.11 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.1% of Southern shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Southern shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Southern pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Atmos Energy pays out 47.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Atmos Energy has increased its dividend for 41 consecutive years and Southern has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years.

Atmos Energy currently has a consensus price target of $185.09, indicating a potential upside of 18.28%. Southern has a consensus price target of $99.85, indicating a potential upside of 19.27%. Given Southern's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Southern is more favorable than Atmos Energy.

Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Southern has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

Atmos Energy has a net margin of 28.50% compared to Southern's net margin of 15.43%. Southern's return on equity of 12.93% beat Atmos Energy's return on equity.

In the previous week, Southern had 4 more articles in the media than Atmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Southern and 8 mentions for Atmos Energy. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Southern's score of 0.11 indicating that Atmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Southern has higher revenue and earnings than Atmos Energy. Atmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southern, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.1% of Southern shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Atmos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Southern shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CMS Energy presently has a consensus target price of $80.54, indicating a potential upside of 27.14%. Southern has a consensus target price of $99.85, indicating a potential upside of 19.27%. Given CMS Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Southern.

CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Southern pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. CMS Energy pays out 68.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Southern has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Southern is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

93.6% of CMS Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.1% of Southern shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Southern shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Southern had 3 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Southern and 9 mentions for CMS Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Southern's score of 0.11 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

CMS Energy has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Southern has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

Southern has higher revenue and earnings than CMS Energy. CMS Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southern, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Southern has a net margin of 15.43% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 11.64%. Southern's return on equity of 12.93% beat CMS Energy's return on equity.

Southern has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Southern has higher revenue and earnings than Dominion Energy. Southern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dominion Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

64.1% of Southern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Dominion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Southern shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Dominion Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Dominion Energy had 7 more articles in the media than Southern. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Dominion Energy and 12 mentions for Southern. Dominion Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Southern's score of 0.11 indicating that Dominion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Southern pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Dominion Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Southern pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dominion Energy pays out 93.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Southern has raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years.

Southern currently has a consensus target price of $99.85, indicating a potential upside of 19.27%. Dominion Energy has a consensus target price of $69.79, indicating a potential upside of 13.49%. Given Southern's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Southern is more favorable than Dominion Energy.

Southern has a net margin of 15.43% compared to Dominion Energy's net margin of 13.98%. Southern's return on equity of 12.93% beat Dominion Energy's return on equity.