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The Southern Company (SO)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$88.54 USD

88.54
6,817,395

-2.49 (-2.74%)

Updated Nov 1, 2024 04:00 PM ET

Pre-Market: $88.50 -0.04 (-0.05%) 8:10 AM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy24.10%
2Buy17.80%
3Hold9.50%
4Sell2.70%
5Strong Sell2.70%
S&P50011.20%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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C Value C Growth A Momentum C VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 38% (95 out of 250)

Industry: Utility - Electric Power

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Zacks News

PNW or SO: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

PNW vs. SO: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

Evergy (EVRG) Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates, Narrows 2020 View

Evergy's (EVRG) third-quarter earnings benefit from lower shares outstanding and higher residential demand.

PAM vs. SO: Which Stock Should Value Investors Buy Now?

PAM vs. SO: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

Southern Company (SO) Q3 Earnings Miss, Keeps Vogtle Timeline

Southern Company (SO) continues to progress toward completing the Units 3 and 4 of the Vogtle nuclear project by the November 2021 and November 2022 regulatory approved in-service dates.

Southern Co. (SO) Misses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Southern Co. (SO) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -1.61% and -3.93%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

NiSource (NI) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Offing?

NiSource's (NI) third-quarter earnings results are likely to reflect benefits from improved customer demand and new gas rates that became effective during the quarter.

What Awaits Public Service Enterprise (PEG) in Q3 Earnings?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) Q3 results are expected to reflect favorable weather pattern impacts. However, storm activities might have pushed up its quarterly costs.

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Utility Stock Q3 Earnings Roster for Oct 29: SO, XEL & More

Total Q3 earnings of Utility stocks are expected to decline 3.7% year over year on 2% lower revenues

What's in the Cards for Xcel Energy (XEL) in Q3 Earnings?

While lower C&I electricity demand might hurt Xcel Energy's (XEL) third-quarter earnings results, the utility's measures to save operational and maintenance costs will aid the same a bit.

What's in the Offing for FirstEnergy's (FE) Q3 Earnings?

While improved demand is likely to aid FirstEnergy's (FE) third-quarter results, tropical storms and power cuts might have acted as headwinds.

PG&E (PCG) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Offing?

PG&E's (PCG) wildfire-related costs are likely to have escalated during the third quarter, led by several large wildfires during the period, thereby affecting its earnings.

Is a Beat Likely for Southern Company (SO) in Q3 Earnings?

With coronavirus containment measures forcing people to stay indoors and work from home, Southern Company's (SO) residential power usage is likely to have strengthened in the third quarter.

CMS Energy (CMS) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

CMS Energy's (CMS) Q3 performance is expected to reflect elevated residential sales and recovery in commercial sales. However, storm restoration expenses might have hurt its earnings.

Southern Co. (SO) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Should You Buy?

Southern Co. (SO) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Why Southern Co. (SO) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again

Southern Co. (SO) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

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Chip Manufacturing King Sets Tone For Semiconductor Earnings Season

The largest and most connected semiconductor giant, TSM, set the chip market earning tune this morning to an incredibly positive note

UTL vs. SO: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

UTL vs. SO: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

PAM or SO: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

PAM vs. SO: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

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Utilities Gear Up as Hurricane Sally Nears U.S. Gulf Coast

More than 230,000 utility customers in the states of Alabama, Louisiana and Florida suffered power cut in the early hours of Sep 16 due to Hurricane Sally.

    Southern Co. (SO) Down 5.1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?

    Southern Co. (SO) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

    PAM or SO: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

    PAM vs. SO: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

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    Southern Company (SO) Q2 Earnings Top, Sticks to Vogtle Dates

    Per Southern Company's (SO) latest earnings presentation, it continues to progress toward completing the Units 3 and 4 of the Vogtle nuclear project by the November 2021 and November 2022.

    Southern Co. (SO) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates

    Southern Co. (SO) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 18.18% and -7.88%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

    Here's How Southern Company (SO) Looks Ahead of Q2 Earnings

    As far as earnings surprises are concerned, Southern Company (SO) is on an excellent footing, having gone past the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the last four reports.