Southern Co (SO)

SO (NYSE:Utilities)
$46.44
pos +0.04
+0.09%
Today's Range: 46.12 - 46.58 | SO Avg Daily Volume: 3,846,800
Last Update: 05/21/13 - 4:01 PM EDT
Volume: 3,135,413
YTD Performance: 8.48%
Open: $46.33
Previous Close: $46.40
52 Week Range: $41.75 - $48.74
Oustanding Shares: 870,390,537
Market Cap: 40,386,120,917
6-Month Chart
TheStreet Ratings Grade for SO
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 2 2 1 1
Moderate Buy 0 0 0 0
Hold 9 10 11 11
Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0
Strong Sell 2 2 2 2
Mean Rec. 3.00 3.00 3.14 3.14
Latest Dividend: 0.51
Latest Dividend Yield: 4.38%
Dividend Ex-Date: 05/02/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 19.83
Price Earnings Comparisons:
SO Sector Avg. S&P 500
19.83 19.70 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
4.52% 2.04% 38.13%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue -6.30 0.05 0.02
Net Income 6.50 0.41 0.12
EPS 4.70 0.30 0.09
Earnings for SO:
EBITDA 6.59B
Revenue 16.54B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (12/13) FY (12/14)
Average Estimate $0.69 $1.16 $2.75 $2.88
Number of Analysts 6 6 13 11
High Estimate $0.75 $1.20 $2.80 $2.95
Low Estimate $0.67 $1.14 $2.70 $2.73
Prior Year $0.69 $1.11 $2.68 $2.75
Growth Rate (Year over Year) 0.24% 4.35% 2.55% 4.85%
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bearishSouthern Company downgraded at Credit Suisse

Jun 11, 2012 | 6:48 AM EDT

SO was downgraded from Outperform to Neutral, Credit Suisse said. Valuation call, based on a $49 price target. 

bullishSouthern Company upgraded at Jefferies

May 15, 2012 | 8:15 AM EDT

Shares of SO upgraded to Buy from Hold, Jefferies said. $50.50 price target. Valuation is compelling.

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