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SO Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Last price:
$89.91
Seasonality move :
2.11%
Day range:
$89.20 - $91.00
52-week range:
$76.64 - $94.45
Dividend yield:
3.19%
P/E ratio:
21.78x
P/S ratio:
3.60x
P/B ratio:
2.95x
Volume:
9.4M
Avg. volume:
4.7M
1-year change:
14.7%
Market cap:
$99.9B
Revenue:
$26.7B
EPS (TTM):
$4.17

Price Performance History

Performance vs. Valuation Benchmarks

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Competitors

Company Revenue Forecast Earnings Forecast Revenue Growth Forecast Earnings Growth Forecast Analyst Price Target Median
SO
Southern
$7.3B $1.19 0.95% -19.64% $91.86
AEP
American Electric Power
$5.2B $1.40 7.68% 93.59% $108.97
D
Dominion Energy
$3.8B $0.76 4.25% 18.3% $59.18
ED
Consolidated Edison
$4.5B $2.21 8.57% 11.07% $105.10
ETR
Entergy
$3B $0.69 8.06% 672.95% $89.36
WEC
WEC Energy Group
$2.8B $2.18 7.73% 1.95% $108.42
Company Price Analyst Target Market Cap P/E Ratio Dividend per Share Dividend Yield Price / LTM Sales
SO
Southern
$90.83 $91.86 $99.9B 21.78x $0.74 3.19% 3.60x
AEP
American Electric Power
$103.73 $108.97 $55.4B 20.03x $0.93 3.54% 2.74x
D
Dominion Energy
$58.00 $59.18 $49.5B 21.72x $0.67 4.6% 3.28x
ED
Consolidated Edison
$105.71 $105.10 $38.1B 19.54x $0.85 3.18% 2.33x
ETR
Entergy
$84.33 $89.36 $36.3B 27.38x $0.60 2.81% 3.07x
WEC
WEC Energy Group
$107.57 $108.42 $34.3B 20.97x $0.89 3.21% 3.76x
Company Total Debt / Total Capital Beta Debt to Equity Quick Ratio
SO
Southern
66.97% 0.262 65.64% 0.48x
AEP
American Electric Power
62.91% 0.349 79.35% 0.22x
D
Dominion Energy
61.71% 0.418 84.53% 0.31x
ED
Consolidated Edison
51.94% -0.262 64.56% 0.88x
ETR
Entergy
67.07% 0.236 83.75% 0.46x
WEC
WEC Energy Group
60.85% 0.329 57.39% 0.32x
Company Gross Profit Operating Income Return on Invested Capital Return on Common Equity EBIT Margin Free Cash Flow
SO
Southern
$3.7B $2B 4.54% 12.62% 29.12% -$1.2B
AEP
American Electric Power
$3.3B $1.3B 3.89% 10.39% 25.34% -$686M
D
Dominion Energy
$2.1B $1.3B 2.96% 7.33% 31.13% -$2B
ED
Consolidated Edison
$2.6B $1.1B 3.94% 8.53% 28.05% -$318M
ETR
Entergy
$1.5B $700.1M 3.05% 9% 27.83% -$1.2B
WEC
WEC Energy Group
$1.4B $937.5M 5.08% 12.85% 32.04% $461.5M

Southern vs. Competitors

  • Which has Higher Returns SO or AEP?

    American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.16% compared to Southern's net margin of 14.65%. Southern's return on equity of 12.62% beat American Electric Power's return on equity of 10.39%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    Southern
    48.12% $1.21 $105.8B
    AEP
    American Electric Power
    60.26% $1.50 $73.7B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or AEP?

    Southern has a consensus price target of $91.86, signalling upside risk potential of 1.13%. On the other hand American Electric Power has an analysts' consensus of $108.97 which suggests that it could grow by 5.05%. Given that American Electric Power has higher upside potential than Southern, analysts believe American Electric Power is more attractive than Southern.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    Southern
    3 12 1
    AEP
    American Electric Power
    3 14 1
  • Is SO or AEP More Risky?

    Southern has a beta of 0.395, which suggesting that the stock is 60.482% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison American Electric Power has a beta of 0.452, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 54.771%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SO or AEP?

    Southern has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.19%. American Electric Power offers a yield of 3.54% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.93 per share. Southern pays 67.12% of its earnings as a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 64.17% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SO or AEP?

    Southern quarterly revenues are $7.8B, which are larger than American Electric Power quarterly revenues of $5.5B. Southern's net income of $1.3B is higher than American Electric Power's net income of $800.2M. Notably, Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 21.78x while American Electric Power's PE ratio is 20.03x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Southern is 3.60x versus 2.74x for American Electric Power. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SO
    Southern
    3.60x 21.78x $7.8B $1.3B
    AEP
    American Electric Power
    2.74x 20.03x $5.5B $800.2M
  • Which has Higher Returns SO or D?

    Dominion Energy has a net margin of 17.16% compared to Southern's net margin of 15.85%. Southern's return on equity of 12.62% beat Dominion Energy's return on equity of 7.33%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    Southern
    48.12% $1.21 $105.8B
    D
    Dominion Energy
    50.54% $0.75 $74.8B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or D?

    Southern has a consensus price target of $91.86, signalling upside risk potential of 1.13%. On the other hand Dominion Energy has an analysts' consensus of $59.18 which suggests that it could grow by 2.04%. Given that Dominion Energy has higher upside potential than Southern, analysts believe Dominion Energy is more attractive than Southern.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    Southern
    3 12 1
    D
    Dominion Energy
    2 15 0
  • Is SO or D More Risky?

    Southern has a beta of 0.395, which suggesting that the stock is 60.482% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Dominion Energy has a beta of 0.576, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 42.369%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SO or D?

    Southern has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.19%. Dominion Energy offers a yield of 4.6% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share. Southern pays 67.12% of its earnings as a dividend. Dominion Energy pays out 105.41% of its earnings as a dividend. Southern's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Dominion Energy's is not.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SO or D?

    Southern quarterly revenues are $7.8B, which are larger than Dominion Energy quarterly revenues of $4.1B. Southern's net income of $1.3B is higher than Dominion Energy's net income of $646M. Notably, Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 21.78x while Dominion Energy's PE ratio is 21.72x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Southern is 3.60x versus 3.28x for Dominion Energy. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SO
    Southern
    3.60x 21.78x $7.8B $1.3B
    D
    Dominion Energy
    3.28x 21.72x $4.1B $646M
  • Which has Higher Returns SO or ED?

    Consolidated Edison has a net margin of 17.16% compared to Southern's net margin of 16.49%. Southern's return on equity of 12.62% beat Consolidated Edison's return on equity of 8.53%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    Southern
    48.12% $1.21 $105.8B
    ED
    Consolidated Edison
    54.94% $2.25 $49.5B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or ED?

    Southern has a consensus price target of $91.86, signalling upside risk potential of 1.13%. On the other hand Consolidated Edison has an analysts' consensus of $105.10 which suggests that it could fall by -0.58%. Given that Southern has higher upside potential than Consolidated Edison, analysts believe Southern is more attractive than Consolidated Edison.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    Southern
    3 12 1
    ED
    Consolidated Edison
    3 9 2
  • Is SO or ED More Risky?

    Southern has a beta of 0.395, which suggesting that the stock is 60.482% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.292, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 70.85%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SO or ED?

    Southern has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.19%. Consolidated Edison offers a yield of 3.18% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share. Southern pays 67.12% of its earnings as a dividend. Consolidated Edison pays out 60.44% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SO or ED?

    Southern quarterly revenues are $7.8B, which are larger than Consolidated Edison quarterly revenues of $4.8B. Southern's net income of $1.3B is higher than Consolidated Edison's net income of $791M. Notably, Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 21.78x while Consolidated Edison's PE ratio is 19.54x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Southern is 3.60x versus 2.33x for Consolidated Edison. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SO
    Southern
    3.60x 21.78x $7.8B $1.3B
    ED
    Consolidated Edison
    2.33x 19.54x $4.8B $791M
  • Which has Higher Returns SO or ETR?

    Entergy has a net margin of 17.16% compared to Southern's net margin of 12.73%. Southern's return on equity of 12.62% beat Entergy's return on equity of 9%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    Southern
    48.12% $1.21 $105.8B
    ETR
    Entergy
    50.97% $0.82 $46.2B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or ETR?

    Southern has a consensus price target of $91.86, signalling upside risk potential of 1.13%. On the other hand Entergy has an analysts' consensus of $89.36 which suggests that it could grow by 5.97%. Given that Entergy has higher upside potential than Southern, analysts believe Entergy is more attractive than Southern.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    Southern
    3 12 1
    ETR
    Entergy
    10 6 1
  • Is SO or ETR More Risky?

    Southern has a beta of 0.395, which suggesting that the stock is 60.482% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Entergy has a beta of 0.621, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 37.924%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SO or ETR?

    Southern has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.19%. Entergy offers a yield of 2.81% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share. Southern pays 67.12% of its earnings as a dividend. Entergy pays out 94.23% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SO or ETR?

    Southern quarterly revenues are $7.8B, which are larger than Entergy quarterly revenues of $2.8B. Southern's net income of $1.3B is higher than Entergy's net income of $362.4M. Notably, Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 21.78x while Entergy's PE ratio is 27.38x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Southern is 3.60x versus 3.07x for Entergy. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SO
    Southern
    3.60x 21.78x $7.8B $1.3B
    ETR
    Entergy
    3.07x 27.38x $2.8B $362.4M
  • Which has Higher Returns SO or WEC?

    WEC Energy Group has a net margin of 17.16% compared to Southern's net margin of 23%. Southern's return on equity of 12.62% beat WEC Energy Group's return on equity of 12.85%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    Southern
    48.12% $1.21 $105.8B
    WEC
    WEC Energy Group
    43.68% $2.27 $33.6B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or WEC?

    Southern has a consensus price target of $91.86, signalling upside risk potential of 1.13%. On the other hand WEC Energy Group has an analysts' consensus of $108.42 which suggests that it could grow by 0.79%. Given that Southern has higher upside potential than WEC Energy Group, analysts believe Southern is more attractive than WEC Energy Group.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    Southern
    3 12 1
    WEC
    WEC Energy Group
    4 12 0
  • Is SO or WEC More Risky?

    Southern has a beta of 0.395, which suggesting that the stock is 60.482% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison WEC Energy Group has a beta of 0.465, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 53.46%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SO or WEC?

    Southern has a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.19%. WEC Energy Group offers a yield of 3.21% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.89 per share. Southern pays 67.12% of its earnings as a dividend. WEC Energy Group pays out 69.11% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SO or WEC?

    Southern quarterly revenues are $7.8B, which are larger than WEC Energy Group quarterly revenues of $3.1B. Southern's net income of $1.3B is higher than WEC Energy Group's net income of $724.5M. Notably, Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 21.78x while WEC Energy Group's PE ratio is 20.97x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Southern is 3.60x versus 3.76x for WEC Energy Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SO
    Southern
    3.60x 21.78x $7.8B $1.3B
    WEC
    WEC Energy Group
    3.76x 20.97x $3.1B $724.5M

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