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SO Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Last price:
$91.04
Seasonality move :
1.72%
Day range:
$90.37 - $91.85
52-week range:
$74.88 - $94.45
Dividend yield:
3.16%
P/E ratio:
21.83x
P/S ratio:
3.61x
P/B ratio:
2.96x
Volume:
4.1M
Avg. volume:
4.8M
1-year change:
20.87%
Market cap:
$100.2B
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 5.23% -5.61% $92.30
AEP
American Electric Power
$5.8B $1.92 8.9% 97.56% $106.91
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
$2.1B $0.39 16.98% 10.79% $38.00
ED
Consolidated Edison
$4.3B $1.74 9.25% 12.15% $107.18
ETR
Entergy
$3B $0.69 8.06% 672.95% $89.49
NRG
NRG Energy
$8.3B $1.67 13.38% -30.06% $114.08
Company Price Analyst Target Market Cap P/E Ratio Dividend per Share Dividend Yield Price / LTM Sales
SO
Southern
$91.05 $92.30 $100.2B 21.83x $0.72 3.16% 3.61x
AEP
American Electric Power
$107.69 $106.91 $57.4B 19.30x $0.93 3.36% 2.90x
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
$38.99 $38.00 $25.4B 26.17x $0.22 2.13% 2.83x
ED
Consolidated Edison
$110.03 $107.18 $39.6B 20.34x $0.85 3.04% 2.43x
ETR
Entergy
$84.47 $89.49 $36.4B 27.43x $0.60 2.8% 3.08x
NRG
NRG Energy
$116.64 $114.08 $23.1B 24.00x $0.44 1.45% 0.87x
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
62.64% 0.349 91.82% 0.24x
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
66.95% 0.303 93.82% 0.73x
ED
Consolidated Edison
51.94% -0.262 64.56% 0.88x
ETR
Entergy
67.07% 0.236 83.75% 0.46x
NRG
NRG Energy
81.35% 1.832 58.21% 0.51x
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
$3.1B $1.1B 4.24% 11.33% 24.71% -$776.2M
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
$1.2B $649M 3.14% 9.2% 21.1% -$628M
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
NRG
NRG Energy
$1.9B $984M 8.22% 37.95% 12.29% $764M

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 14.14%. Southern's return on equity of 12.62% beat American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.33%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    Southern
    48.12% $1.21 $105.8B
    AEP
    American Electric Power
    64.97% $1.24 $72.2B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or AEP?

    Southern has a consensus price target of $92.30, signalling upside risk potential of 1.37%. On the other hand American Electric Power has an analysts' consensus of $106.91 which suggests that it could fall by -0.73%. Given that Southern has higher upside potential than American Electric Power, analysts believe Southern is more attractive than American Electric Power.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    Southern
    3 13 0
    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 $0.72 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.16%. American Electric Power offers a yield of 3.36% 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 $4.7B. Southern's net income of $1.3B is higher than American Electric Power's net income of $664.1M. Notably, Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 21.83x while American Electric Power's PE ratio is 19.30x. 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 3.61x versus 2.90x 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
    3.61x 21.83x $7.8B $1.3B
    AEP
    American Electric Power
    2.90x 19.30x $4.7B $664.1M
  • Which has Higher Returns SO or CNP?

    CenterPoint Energy has a net margin of 17.16% compared to Southern's net margin of 10.17%. Southern's return on equity of 12.62% beat CenterPoint Energy's return on equity of 9.2%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    Southern
    48.12% $1.21 $105.8B
    CNP
    CenterPoint Energy
    39.93% $0.45 $33.1B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or CNP?

    Southern has a consensus price target of $92.30, signalling upside risk potential of 1.37%. On the other hand CenterPoint Energy has an analysts' consensus of $38.00 which suggests that it could fall by -2.55%. Given that Southern has higher upside potential than CenterPoint Energy, analysts believe Southern is more attractive than CenterPoint Energy.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    Southern
    3 13 0
    CNP
    CenterPoint Energy
    5 12 0
  • Is SO or CNP 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 CenterPoint Energy has a beta of 0.626, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 37.368%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SO or CNP?

    Southern has a quarterly dividend of $0.72 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.16%. CenterPoint Energy offers a yield of 2.13% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share. Southern pays 67.12% of its earnings as a dividend. CenterPoint Energy pays out 51.23% 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 CNP?

    Southern quarterly revenues are $7.8B, which are larger than CenterPoint Energy quarterly revenues of $2.9B. Southern's net income of $1.3B is higher than CenterPoint Energy's net income of $297M. Notably, Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 21.83x while CenterPoint Energy's PE ratio is 26.17x. 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 3.61x versus 2.83x for CenterPoint Energy. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SO
    Southern
    3.61x 21.83x $7.8B $1.3B
    CNP
    CenterPoint Energy
    2.83x 26.17x $2.9B $297M
  • 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 $92.30, signalling upside risk potential of 1.37%. On the other hand Consolidated Edison has an analysts' consensus of $107.18 which suggests that it could fall by -2.59%. 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 13 0
    ED
    Consolidated Edison
    3 10 1
  • 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 $0.72 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.16%. Consolidated Edison offers a yield of 3.04% 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 21.83x while Consolidated Edison's PE ratio is 20.34x. 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 3.61x versus 2.43x 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
    3.61x 21.83x $7.8B $1.3B
    ED
    Consolidated Edison
    2.43x 20.34x $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 $92.30, signalling upside risk potential of 1.37%. On the other hand Entergy has an analysts' consensus of $89.49 which suggests that it could grow by 5.95%. 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 13 0
    ETR
    Entergy
    9 7 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 $0.72 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.16%. Entergy offers a yield of 2.8% 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 21.83x while Entergy's PE ratio is 27.43x. 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 3.61x versus 3.08x 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
    3.61x 21.83x $7.8B $1.3B
    ETR
    Entergy
    3.08x 27.43x $2.8B $362.4M
  • Which has Higher Returns SO or NRG?

    NRG Energy has a net margin of 17.16% compared to Southern's net margin of 9.43%. Southern's return on equity of 12.62% beat NRG Energy's return on equity of 37.95%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SO
    Southern
    48.12% $1.21 $105.8B
    NRG
    NRG Energy
    28.57% $2.97 $13.3B
  • What do Analysts Say About SO or NRG?

    Southern has a consensus price target of $92.30, signalling upside risk potential of 1.37%. On the other hand NRG Energy has an analysts' consensus of $114.08 which suggests that it could fall by -2.2%. Given that Southern has higher upside potential than NRG Energy, analysts believe Southern is more attractive than NRG Energy.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SO
    Southern
    3 13 0
    NRG
    NRG Energy
    6 4 1
  • Is SO or NRG 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 NRG Energy has a beta of 1.005, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 0.471%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SO or NRG?

    Southern has a quarterly dividend of $0.72 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.16%. NRG Energy offers a yield of 1.45% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share. Southern pays 67.12% of its earnings as a dividend. NRG Energy pays out 36% 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 NRG?

    Southern quarterly revenues are $7.8B, which are larger than NRG Energy quarterly revenues of $6.8B. Southern's net income of $1.3B is higher than NRG Energy's net income of $643M. Notably, Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 21.83x while NRG Energy's PE ratio is 24.00x. 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 3.61x versus 0.87x for NRG Energy. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SO
    Southern
    3.61x 21.83x $7.8B $1.3B
    NRG
    NRG Energy
    0.87x 24.00x $6.8B $643M

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