Utilities -
Regulated Electric - NYSE - US
$ 91.86
-1.72 %
$ 101 B
Market Cap
22.61
P/E
1. INTRINSIC VALUE
Balance Sheet
The Southern Company
| Current Assets | 10.7 B |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 1.07 B |
| Receivables | 4.29 B |
| Other Current Assets | 5.34 B |
| Non-Current Assets | 134 B |
| Long-Term Investments | 4.04 B |
| PP&E | 107 B |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 23.7 B |
| Current Liabilities | 16 B |
| Accounts Payable | 3.7 B |
| Short-Term Debt | 1.54 B |
| Other Current Liabilities | 10.8 B |
| Non-Current Liabilities | 92.5 B |
| Long-Term Debt | 60 B |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 32.5 B |
EFFICIENCY
Earnings Waterfall
The Southern Company
| Revenue | 26.7 B |
| Cost Of Revenue | 6.18 B |
| Gross Profit | 20.5 B |
| Operating Expenses | 19.7 B |
| Operating Income | 7.07 B |
| Other Expenses | 2.81 B |
| Net Income | 4.26 B |
RATIOS
FREE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Free Cash Flow Analysis
The Southern Company
| Net Income | 4.26 B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 5.27 B |
| Capital Expenditures | -8.96 B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 132 M |
| Change in Working Capital | 0 |
| Others | 944 M |
| Free Cash Flow | 833 M |
Wall Street Analysts Price Targets
The Southern Company
Wall Street analysts predict an average 1-year price target for SO of $86.8 , with forecasts ranging from
a
low of
$80 to a high of $91 .
SO Lowest Price Target
Wall Street Target
80 USD
-12.91%
SO Average Price Target
Wall Street Target
86.8 USD
-5.51%
SO Highest Price Target
Wall Street Target
91 USD
-0.94%
4. DIVIDEND
ANALYSIS
0.81%
DIVIDEND YIELD
0.72 USD
DIVIDEND PER SHARE
5. COMPETITION
6. Ownership
Insider Ownership
The Southern Company
Sold
0-3 MONTHS
8 M USD 6
3-6 MONTHS
1.38 M USD 3
6-9 MONTHS
3.49 M USD 3
9-12 MONTHS
2.97 M USD 3
Bought
0 USD 0
0-3 MONTHS
0 USD 0
3-6 MONTHS
0 USD 0
6-9 MONTHS
0 USD 0
9-12 MONTHS
7. News
Norfolk Southern Declares Quarterly Dividend
ATLANTA , April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced today a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable May 20, 2025, to shareholders of record on May 2, 2025.
prnewswire.com
- 1 week ago
Norfolk Southern: This Is What CSX Earnings Suggest
Norfolk Southern Corporation's Q1 earnings might outperform CSX Corporation due to fewer operational disruptions and lower costs from infrastructure projects and rerouting expenses. CSX was impacted by infrastructure rebuild projects which could drive more traffic on Norfolk Southern's network. Intermodal volumes increased by 2% for CSX, partly due to tariff-related pull-forwards, indicating potential revenue growth for NSC.
seekingalpha.com
- 1 week ago
Southern First Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
GREENVILLE, S.C. , April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
prnewswire.com
- 1 week ago
Southern Company increases dividend for 24th consecutive year; annualized rate rises to $2.96 per share
ATLANTA , April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today announced it is increasing its dividend by 8 cents per share on an annualized basis to a rate of $2.96 per share. This marks the 77th consecutive year that Southern Company has paid a dividend on its common stock that is equal to or greater than the previous quarter.
prnewswire.com
- 1 week ago
Southern States Bancshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
First Quarter 2025 Performance and Operational Highlights Net income of $10.4 million, or $1.03 per diluted share Core net income (1) of $10.3 million, or $1.03 per diluted share (1) Pretax pre-provision core net income (1) of $14.2 million Net interest income of $ 24.9 million, a decrease of $ 171,000 from the prior quarter Net interest margin (“NIM”) of 3.75% , up 9 basis points from the prior quarter Return on average assets (“ROAA”) of 1.48% ; return on average stockholders' equity (“ROAE”) of 14.67% ; and return on average tangible common equity (“ROATCE”) (1) of 17.19% Core ROAA (1) of 1.47% ; and core ROATCE (1) of 17.16% Efficiency ratio of 46.42% Linked-quarter loa ns grew 6.1% annualized Linked-quarter deposits grew 2.4% annualized (1) See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most closely comparable GAAP financial measures. ANNISTON, Ala.
globenewswire.com
- 1 week ago
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. Reports Preliminary First Quarter Earnings of $1.47 Per Diluted Common Share
Preliminary Financial Results and Business Update for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2025 Preliminary Financial Results and Business Update for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2025
globenewswire.com
- 2 weeks ago
Southern Energy Announces Listing of Warrants
CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2025 / Southern Energy Corp. ("Southern" or the "Company") (TSXV:SOU)(AIM:SOUC) is pleased to announce that it has received the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") for the supplemental listing of 65,435,521 common share purchase warrants of the Company (the "Warrants") issuable pursuant to the Company's previously announced prospectus offering (the "Offering") of units of Southern ("Units"). The Warrants are expected to commence trading on the TSXV under the symbol "SOU.WT" as of market open on or about April 21, 2025.
accessnewswire.com
- 2 weeks ago
Georgia Natural Gas invites community to recycle electronics FREE at Lenox Square in honor of Earth Day, Saturday, April 26th
The company is celebrating 15 years of Earth Day leadership ATLANTA , April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- This Earth Day, Atlanta residents and businesses can be environmental stewards by joining Georgia Natural Gas at Lenox Square to dispose of unwanted electronics responsibly. Georgia Natural Gas, Georgia's leading natural gas provider, along with partners Lenox Square, eWaste/ePlanet and 11Alive, invites the community to bring electronic waste in need of recycling to Lenox Square (outside of the Dining Pavilion), located at 3393 Peachtree Road NE in Atlanta, on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m.
prnewswire.com
- 2 weeks ago
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- 2 weeks ago
Southern California Edison Provides Rebuilding Plan for Electric Distribution in Altadena and Malibu
ROSEMEAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southern California Edison today provided an initial comprehensive plan to rebuild the impacted electrical distribution infrastructure in the Altadena and Malibu areas affected by the January wildfires. The plan focuses on increasing reliability and long-term resilience, including the undergrounding of new distribution equipment. SCE's preliminary plan would underground 153 circuit miles: 130 circuit miles, which includes nearly all distribution power lines in.
businesswire.com
- 3 weeks ago
Southern First Promotes Wes Wilbanks to Chief Credit Officer
GREENVILLE, S.C. , April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of Wes Wilbanks to Chief Credit Officer and Executive Vice President.
prnewswire.com
- 3 weeks ago
CDLU Calls on Southern Company to Stop Wasting Millions on Attacking Latinos and Smearing Families
MIAMI, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ernesto Pichardo, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the CDLU (Consejo de Latinos Unidos), a national advocacy group and public charity, called on Southern Company to “forever cease and courageously desist the million-dollar waste of attacking Latinos and smearing families that has no corporate purpose whatsoever.” Pichardo's comments come on the heels of an investigative report by columnist Rob Holbert in the Lagniappe Mobile who summarizes a smear website allegedly paid for by Southern Company and run by their operatives at Matrix, LLC: “It looks like something a mentally disturbed high school student might do to a crush who rebuffed his advances.
globenewswire.com
- 3 weeks ago
8. Profile
Summary
The Southern Company SO
COUNTRY
US
INDUSTRY
Regulated Electric
MARKET CAP
$ 101 B
Dividend Yield
0.81%
Description
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services segments. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, three nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 45 solar facilities, 15 wind facilities, one fuel cell facility, and four battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 76,289 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.7 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Contact
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, N.W., Atlanta, GA, 30308
https://www.southerncompany.com
IPO
Date
Dec. 31, 1981
Employees
28314
Officers
Mr. James Y. Kerr II
Chief Executive Officer, President & Chairman of Southern Company Gas
Mr. Greg MacLeod
Director of Investor Relations
Mr. Sterling A. Spainhour Jr.
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
Mr. William C. Grantham
Executive Vice President of Commercial Strategy
Mr. Stanley W. Connally Jr.
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Kimberly Scheibe Greene
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Power
Mr. Christopher C. Womack
Chief Executive Officer, President & Chairman
Ms. Sloane N. Drake
Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr. David P. Poroch
Comptroller & Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Daniel S. Tucker
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer