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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

After-Market: $88.57 +0.03 (0.03%) 7:58 PM 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

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Southern Co. (SO) Nuclear Plant Achieves Initial Criticality

Southern Company's (SO) Vogtle Unit 4 reaches initial criticality and is expected to come in-service during the second quarter of 2024.

Southern (SO) Q4 Earnings Beat on Lower Costs, Sales Miss

The Southern Company (SO) has guided earnings per share of $3.95-$4.05 for this year.

Southern Co. (SO) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

The headline numbers for Southern Co. (SO) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2023, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Why Earnings Season Could Be Great for The Southern Company (SO)

The Southern Company (SO) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity and has a positive Zacks Earnings ESP heading into earnings season.

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Southern Co. (SO) Q4 Earnings on the Horizon: Analysts' Insights on Key Performance Measures

Evaluate the expected performance of Southern Co. (SO) for the quarter ended December 2023, looking beyond the conventional Wall Street top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining some of its key metrics for better insight.

American Water (AWK) to Post Q4 Earnings: What Awaits?

American Water Works' (AWK) fourth-quarter earnings are likely to have benefited from new water rates and contributions from acquired assets. High chemical costs might offset some positives.

Can Southern (SO) Q4 Earnings Maintain Its Beat Streak?

Customer additions and lower costs are likely to have boosted The Southern Company's (SO) profit levels in the fourth quarter.

Southern (SO) & Samsung Collaborate on Smart Energy

Southern (SO) and Samsung SmartThings collaborate to revolutionize smart energy management, aiming for cost reduction and emission control.

Consolidated Edison (ED) to Post Q4 Earnings: What's in Store?

Consolidated Edison's (ED) fourth-quarter results are likely to reflect an unfavorable weather pattern impact amid the benefits of increased load growth, driven by vehicle electrification.

Southern Co. (SO) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why

In the most recent trading session, Southern Co. (SO) closed at $66.94, indicating a -0.01% shift from the previous trading day.

Southern Co. (SO) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

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.

How to Boost Your Portfolio with Top Utilities Stocks Set to Beat Earnings

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Otter Tail (OTTR) Rewards Shareholders With 6.9% Dividend Hike

Otter Tail (OTTR) raises its quarterly dividend yet again, thanks to its two-platform business model and systematic capital expenditure, which are boosting the company's performance.

DTE Energy (DTE) to Post Q4 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

DTE Energy's (DTE) fourth-quarter earnings are likely to have benefited from cost-reduction initiatives and moderate weather patterns.

Southern's (SO) Gas Subsidiaries Secure First RNG Agreement

Southern's (SO) subsidiaries, Virginia Natural Gas and Chattanooga Gas, sign their first renewable natural gas agreement, aiding clean energy transition, emission reduction and sustainability.

What's in Store for National Fuel Gas (NFG) in Q1 Earnings?

National Fuel Gas's (NFG) Q1 earnings are expected to have benefited from increasing pipeline and storage revenues, while an increase in expenses is likely to have offset some positives.

Duke Energy (DUK) to Post Q4 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

Duke Energy's (DUK) fourth-quarter earnings are likely to have benefited from favorable rate hikes during the quarter and reduction initiatives.

What's in Store for PNM Resources (PNM) in Q4 Earnings?

PNM Resources' (PNM) Q4 earnings are expected to have been adversely impacted by lower transmission margins, higher interest expenses and lower fixed income.

FirstEnergy (FE) to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

FirstEnergy's (FE) fourth-quarter results are expected to benefit from improved service reliability, news rates and cost control activities.

Atmos Energy (ATO) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in Store?

Atmos Energy's (ATO) fiscal first-quarter earnings are expected to have benefited from implementation of new rates, infrastructure program and customer growth.

Southern Co. (SO) Surpasses Market Returns: Some Facts Worth Knowing

In the latest trading session, Southern Co. (SO) closed at $70.50, marking a +1.41% move from the previous day.

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Dominion Energy (D) continues to expand its clean generation capabilities and will add another 2.6 GW of wind power to its generation.