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Southern Company (SO)

Southern Company (SO)
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Fundamentals

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  • Market Capitalization, $K 97,877,448
  • Shares Outstanding, K 1,095,684
  • Annual Sales, $ 25,253 M
  • Annual Income, $ 3,976 M
  • EBIT $ 11,914 M
  • EBITDA $ 16,900 M
  • 60-Month Beta 0.52
  • Price/Sales 3.88
  • Price/Cash Flow 10.72
  • Price/Book 2.62

Options Overview Details

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  • Implied Volatility 14.81% ( -2.44%)
  • Historical Volatility 17.07%
  • IV Percentile 9%
  • IV Rank 37.00%
  • IV High 25.81% on 08/05/24
  • IV Low 8.34% on 12/04/23
  • Put/Call Vol Ratio 0.12
  • Today's Volume 14,839
  • Volume Avg (30-Day) 5,896
  • Put/Call OI Ratio 0.51
  • Today's Open Interest 106,831
  • Open Int (30-Day) 110,869

Analyst Rating / Earnings Estimates

Current Rating
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Moderate Buy
Based on 21 analysts offering recommendations.
Earnings Estimates - Current Qtr 12/31/24
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  • Average Estimate 0.54
  • Number of Estimates 4
  • High Estimate 0.61
  • Low Estimate 0.46
  • Prior Year 0.64
  • Growth Rate Est. (year over year) -15.63%

Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
86.37 +3.90%
on 11/07/24
92.69 -3.18%
on 10/28/24
-2.14 (-2.33%)
since 10/25/24
3-Month
84.88 +5.73%
on 08/29/24
94.45 -4.99%
on 10/24/24
+4.00 (+4.67%)
since 08/27/24
52-Week
65.80 +36.38%
on 02/16/24
94.45 -4.99%
on 10/24/24
+19.48 (+27.73%)
since 11/27/23

Most Recent Stories

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Southern's Unit Expands Millers Branch Solar Facility in Texas

Southern Company SO, through its subsidiary Southern Power, has made a major announcement regarding expanding its Millers Branch Solar Facility in Haskell County, TX. This Phase III expansion will further...

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DTE : 126.08 (+0.50%)
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VST : 154.52 (-5.00%)
VPU : 178.98 (+0.03%)
Rising Energy Demand Pushes Southern Co. to Keep Coal Assets Afloat

The Southern CompanySO, driven by the growing energy demand, is reconsidering the extension of the coal-fired power plant’s life in Georgia. The recent boom in artificial intelligence and cloud computing...

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The Ultimate High-Yield Utility Stock to Buy With $1,000 Right Now

There are some utilities that Wall Street knows quite well because they are so large and influential, like NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) or Southern Company (NYSE: SO) . Then there's a company like Black...

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Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Southern Company Stock?

Southern Company has outperformed the broader market and its peers this year, and Wall Street analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

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Southern Company Q3 Earnings Beat on Higher Electricity Sales

Power supplier The Southern Company SO reported third-quarter 2024 earnings per share (excluding certain one-time items) of $1.43, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.33 and a penny higher...

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Southern Co.: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Southern Co.: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

SO : 89.74 (+0.46%)
This Vanguard Index Fund Is a Once-in-a-Decade Buying Opportunity for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Boom

Artificial intelligence could drive the greatest increase in U.S. electricity demand since the beginning of the century.

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EXC : 39.51 (+0.05%)
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Barchart Technical Opinion

The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 72% Buy with a Average short term outlook on maintaining the current direction.

Long term indicators fully support a continuation of the trend.

The market is approaching overbought territory. Be watchful of a trend reversal.

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Business Summary

Atlanta, GA-based Southern Company is one of the largest utilities in the United States. The company deals with the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. Southern Company serves approximately nine million customers in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and other states,...

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 91.10
2nd Resistance Point 90.67
1st Resistance Point 90.20
Last Price 89.74
1st Support Level 89.31
2nd Support Level 88.88
3rd Support Level 88.41

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52-Week High 94.45
Last Price 89.74
Fibonacci 61.8% 83.51
Fibonacci 50% 80.13
Fibonacci 38.2% 76.74
52-Week Low 65.80

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