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Southern Co SO

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$71.74 +0.69 (0.97%)
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Price vs Fair Value

SO is trading at a 1% premium.
Price
$69.76
Fair Value
$77.00
Uncertainty
Low
1-Star Price
$79.18
5-Star Price
$76.80
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Southern has excellent regulatory relationships due in large part to low utility rates and solid reliability. Although operational performance is the foundation for these relationships, management maintains strong political ties as well.

Bears

Cost overruns at Vogtle and Kemper have added uncertainty to Southern's excellent regulatory relationships and frameworks in Georgia and Mississippi.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$71.05
Day Range
$70.8071.91
52-Week Range
$61.5675.80
Bid/Ask
$71.33 / $72.04
Market Cap
$78.27 Bil
Volume/Avg
4.7 Mil / 4.4 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
21.99
Price/Sales
3.12
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
3.90%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
3.90%
Total Yield
3.90%

Company Profile

Southern is one of the largest utilities in the U.S. The company serves 9 million customers with vertically integrated electric utilities in three states and natural gas distribution utilities in four states. It owns 50 gigawatts of rate-regulated generating capacity, primarily for serving customers in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Subsidiary Southern Power owns 13 gigawatts of natural gas generation and renewable energy across the U.S. and sells the electricity primarily under long-term contracts.
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Stock Style Box
Large Value
Total Number of Employees
28,100

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
SO
AEP
DUK
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
21.9916.4317.12
Price/Book Value
2.491.791.58
Price/Sales
3.122.362.57
Price/Cash Flow
10.257.847.74
Price/Earnings
SO
AEP
DUK

Financial Strength

Metric
SO
AEP
DUK
Quick Ratio
0.350.270.25
Current Ratio
0.770.530.74
Interest Coverage
2.782.222.57
Quick Ratio
SO
AEP
DUK

Profitability

Metric
SO
AEP
DUK
Return on Assets (Normalized)
2.73%2.26%0.49%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
12.09%8.82%1.85%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
6.12%5.77%2.77%
Return on Assets
SO
AEP
DUK
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