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The Southern Company (SO)

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$91.10 USD

91.10
836,760

+0.22 (0.24%)

Updated Oct 2, 2024 10:54 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 Buy23.68%
2Buy17.55%
3Hold9.21%
4Sell4.93%
5Strong Sell2.36%
S&P50010.96%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

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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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D Value C Growth C Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

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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 20% (50 out of 252)

Industry: Utility - Electric Power

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Zacks News

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      Southern Company (SO) Vogtle Project Wins Georgia PSC Nod

      With the verdict, Southern Company's (SO) Vogtle Plant remains the only nuclear project which is under construction in the United States.

        Will Southern's (SO) Vogtle Perish Post Dec 21 PSC Verdict?

        If Southern Company's (SO) Vogtle project gets scrapped, it will be a huge blow to the nuclear industry of America.

          Duke Energy's New Plant to Offer 9MW Solar Power to Florida

          With a capacity to generate 8.8 MW of solar power, this latest plant adds on to the 4MW solar power (as of December 2016) that this subsidiary of Duke Energy (DUK) has been providing to Florida.

            Southern Company Sets Deadline for Toshiba's Pending Payment

            Southern Company (SO) is set to receive from Toshiba the remaining guaranteed payments worth $3.2 billion by Dec 15, 2017.

              Fresh Controversy Hits Southern Company's Vogtle: What Next?

              Georgia's regulatory staff is of the opinion that the Vogtle project is getting overtly expensive and should be called off unless Southern Company (SO) bears part of its ballooning cost.

                Southern Company Lowers Kemper Project Cost, Reduces Rates

                Southern Company (SO) lowers Kemper Project's price by $85 million. This will help to lower the amount the company needs to recover from customers by $13.4 million.

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                    Wholesale Unit Helps Southern Company (SO) Top Q3 Earnings

                    Electric service provider Southern Company's (SO) third-quarter wholesale sales jumped 19.4%.

                      Southern Company (SO) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimate, Sales Miss

                      Southern Company's (SO) total wholesale sales jumped 19.4% year over year.

                        Will Cost Overruns Mar Southern Company's (SO) Q3 Earnings?

                        High leverage along with the ballooning costs related to the construction of two key projects -- Vogtle and Kemper -- are likely to dent Southern Company's (SO) Q3 results.

                          Southern Company to Vend 2 Gas Distribution Units for $1.7B

                          The $1.7B divestment deal will help Southern Company (SO) to streamline its portfolio and shore up its weak financials.

                            Southern Company's Vogtle Project Gets $3.7 B Loan Guarantee

                            DOE offers additional loan guarantee of $3.7 billion for Southern Company's (SO) Vogtle Project supporting the company's commitment to the nuclear power plant.

                              Southern Company Kemper Project Hearing Slated for December

                              If the judgment does not come in favor of Southern Company (SO), it might have to suffer additional losses for the Kemper project.

                                Hurricane Irma Devastates Florida: Utility Gainers & Losers

                                As far as the Utilities are concerned, more than 6.2 million Floridians were affected by blackouts post Irma, as the companies cut power on grounds of safety

                                  Southern Company (SO) to Move Ahead With Vogtle Project

                                  Southern Company (SO) recently filed recommendation to complete nuclear expansion in Vogtle Plant despite the project's cost overruns and delays.

                                    Southern Company Vogtle Project Requires More Loan Guarantee

                                    Southern Company's (SO) Vogtle project requires additional loan guarantee of $1.6 billion from the DOE, extending the $8.3 billion already issued for the project.

                                      Southern Company to Buy Solar Power from Mississippi Plant

                                      Southern Company (SO) to remain as a leader of low cost electricity provider with the new solar power deal in Mississippi.

                                        Southern Company (SO) Tops Q2 Earnings and Sales Estimates

                                        Contribution from the Southern Company Gas drove of Southern Company's (SO) Q2 results.

                                          Southern Company (SO) Q2 Earnings and Sales Beat Estimates

                                          Increased revenues from the Southern Company Gas drove the better than expected earnings of Southern Company (SO) in the second quarter.

                                            Utility Stocks Q2 Earnings Due on Aug 2: NI, ETR, D & More

                                            Rising interest rates could hurt the utilities, as earnings from this sector were expected to be down 1.8% this season.

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                                              Southern Company (SO) to Post Q2 Earnings: Hit or Miss?

                                              Project delays and cost overruns will limit Southern Company's ability to generate positive earnings surprise.

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                                                SCANA (SCG) and Santee Cooper will receive aid in installments from Oct 2017 to Sep 2022 from Toshiba.

                                                  Southern Company to Take Managerial Charges of Vogtle Project

                                                  Per the new terms of the agreement signed in early June, electric utility firm The Southern Company (SO) will take over management charges at the Vogtle Plant in Georgia starting late July.