SO - Southern Co-The Stock Price, Fair Value and News

76.33USD+0.86 (+1.14%)Delayed as of 07 May 2024, 11:49 am ET

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USD76.33+0.86

Delayedas of 07 May 2024, 11:49 am

1.14%

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SO Valuation

Market Cap

82.5B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

20.01

Price/Sales (Trailing)

3.25

EV/EBITDA

11.75

Price/Free Cashflow

-82.94

SO Price/Sales (Trailing)

SO Profitability

EBT Margin

18.66%

Return on Equity

11.58%

Return on Assets

2.94%

Free Cashflow Yield

-1.21%

SO Fundamentals

SO Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

25.4B

Rev. Growth (Yr)

2.56%

Rev. Growth (Qtr)

9.94%

SO Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

4.1B

Earnings Growth (Yr)

1.7K%

Earnings Growth (Qtr)

-30.23%

Breaking Down SO Revenue

52 Week Range

61.9276.37

(Low)(High)

Last 7 days

1.5%

Last 30 days

8.0%

Last 90 days

12.0%

Trailing 12 Months

0.7%

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SO Financial Health

Current Ratio

0.92

Debt/Equity

1.67

Debt/Cashflow

0.14

SO Investor Care

Dividend Yield

3.71%

Dividend/Share (TTM)

2.8

Shares Dilution (1Y)

0.22%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

3.86

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Net sales

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
2024	25.4B	0	0	0
2023	29.1B	27.7B	26.3B	25.3B
2022	23.9B	25.9B	28.0B	29.3B
2021	21.3B	21.8B	22.5B	23.1B
2020	21.0B	20.5B	20.2B	20.4B
2019	22.5B	22.0B	21.8B	21.4B
2018	23.6B	23.8B	23.8B	23.5B
2017	21.7B	22.6B	22.6B	23.0B
2016	17.3B	17.4B	18.3B	19.9B
2015	18.3B	17.9B	17.7B	17.5B
2014	17.8B	18.1B	18.4B	18.5B
2013	16.8B	16.9B	16.9B	17.1B
2012	17.2B	16.9B	16.5B	16.5B
2011	17.3B	17.6B	17.7B	17.7B
2010	16.2B	16.6B	17.2B	17.5B
2009	17.1B	16.8B	16.0B	15.7B
2008	0	15.9B	16.5B	17.1B
2007	0	0	0	15.4B

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Tracking the Latest Insider Buys and Sells of Southern Co-The

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Datesorted ascending	Name	Buy/Sell	$ Value	Avg. Price	# Shares	Title
May 02, 2024	greene kimberly s,	sold	-815,659	75.01	-10,874	chairman, president & ceo, gpc
May 01, 2024	greene kimberly s,	sold	-684,815	75.04	-9,126	chairman, president & ceo, gpc
Mar 11, 2024	kuczynski stephen e	sold	-344,600	68.92	-5,000	ceo, southern nuclear
Feb 16, 2024	thomas lizanne	acquired	46,501	66.43	700	-
Feb 16, 2024	cummiskey christopher	sold	-59,523	65.99	-902	evp & cccs officer
Feb 15, 2024	cummiskey christopher	sold	-872,332	67.18	-12,985	evp & cccs officer
Feb 13, 2024	drake sloane n	acquired	-	-	688	evp, chro
Feb 13, 2024	poroch david p.	acquired	-	-	464	comptroller
Feb 13, 2024	drake sloane n	sold (taxes)	-20,995	67.51	-311	evp, chro
Feb 13, 2024	kuczynski stephen e	sold (taxes)	-106,328	67.51	-1,575	ceo, southern nuclear

Which funds bought or sold SO recently?

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Datesorted ascending	Fund Name	Type	% Chg	$ Change	$ Held	% Portfolio
May 03, 2024	9258 Wealth Management, LLC	reduced	-3.19	-3,028	316,158	0.05%
May 03, 2024	Auxano Advisors, LLC	new	-	216,444	216,444	0.06%
May 03, 2024	Western Wealth Management, LLC	reduced	-34.39	-451,100	920,943	0.07%
May 03, 2024	PrairieView Partners, LLC	unchanged	-	3,000	87,000	0.01%
May 03, 2024	Rehmann Capital Advisory Group	added	8.86	64,788	634,437	0.05%
May 03, 2024	TRUST CO OF VERMONT	added	10.95	202,650	1,701,740	0.10%
May 03, 2024	WealthTrust Asset Management, LLC	added	0.22	5,681	232,122	0.18%
May 03, 2024	RIA Advisory Group LLC	added	77.39	452,743	807,069	0.33%
May 03, 2024	Team Hewins, LLC	reduced	-13.25	-30,886	243,845	0.03%
May 03, 2024	ASAHI LIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.	new	-	477,214	477,214	0.29%

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No. of Funds

Unveiling Southern Co-The's Major ShareHolders

Date Filed	Name of Filer	Percent of Class	No. of Shares	Form Type
Feb 16, 2024	price t rowe associates inc /md/	2.7%	29,897,895	SC 13G/A
Feb 14, 2024	price t rowe associates inc /md/	2.7%	29,897,895	SC 13G
Feb 13, 2024	vanguard group inc	9.13%	99,606,095	SC 13G/A
Jan 29, 2024	state street corp	5.84%	63,785,573	SC 13G/A
Jan 26, 2024	blackrock inc.	7.1%	77,730,437	SC 13G/A
Feb 14, 2023	price t rowe associates inc /md/	5.5%	60,188,724	SC 13G
Feb 10, 2023	state street corp	5.99%	65,211,094	SC 13G/A
Feb 09, 2023	vanguard group inc	8.99%	97,914,225	SC 13G/A
Jan 31, 2023	blackrock inc.	7.4%	80,958,615	SC 13G/A
Feb 09, 2022	vanguard group inc	8.56%	90,764,249	SC 13G/A

Recent SEC filings of Southern Co-The

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Date Filed	Form Type	Document
May 06, 2024	8-K	Current Report
May 03, 2024	424B2	Prospectus Filed
May 03, 2024	S-8	Employee Benefits Plan
May 03, 2024	8-K	Current Report
May 02, 2024	PX14A6G	PX14A6G
May 02, 2024	8-K	Current Report
May 02, 2024	4	Insider Trading
May 02, 2024	10-Q	Quarterly Report
Apr 29, 2024	8-K	Current Report
Apr 22, 2024	PX14A6G	PX14A6G

Peers (Alternatives to Southern Co-The)

Name	Mkt Capsorted ascending	Revenue	Price %, 1M	Returns, 1Y	P/E	P/S	Rev 1-Yr	Inc 1-Yr
LARGE-CAP
AEP	46.8B	19.3B	5.79%	-2.71%	16.61	2.42	-2.13%	41.75%
AWK	25.4B	4.3B	9.90%	-11.83%	26.46	5.89	10.78%	15.26%
AEE	19.7B	7.3B	1.64%	-18.32%	17.08	2.72	-10.88%	5.77%
ATO	18.0B	3.9B	2.77%	1.61%	19.47	4.56	-15.47%	16.09%
NRG	16.2B	28.8B	7.04%	149.01%	-80.21	0.56	-8.62%	-116.54%
AGR	14.2B	8.3B	2.14%	-10.46%	15.96	1.72	0.05%	30.98%
AES	13.4B	12.5B	4.42%	-16.08%	-2.1K	1.07	-3.77%	98.49%
CPK	2.4B	670.6M	6.17%	-14.25%	27.94	3.63	-1.48%	-2.88%
MID-CAP
PNW	8.6B	4.7B	4.47%	-5.13%	16.02	1.84	4.84%	12.15%
ALE	3.6B	1.9B	6.24%	0.67%	14.68	1.93	19.68%	30.53%
AVA	2.9B	1.9B	8.03%	-16.04%	15.56	1.56	9.47%	35.66%
SMALL-CAP
CWCO	423.7M	180.2M	2.76%	51.77%	14.25	2.35	91.50%	388.02%
CDZI	159.6M	2.0M	-4.80%	-43.06%	-5.08	79.41	33.96%	-26.84%
VIA	35.3M	415.8M	1.49%	9.64%	1.49	0.08	-11.16%	525.10%
CREG	8.5M	-	-21.32%	-30.97%	-11.41	12.3	-88.45%	83.25%

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Southern Co-The Earnings Report: Key Takeaways & Analysis

Income Statement (Last 12 Months)

(In Millions)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Income Statement (Quarterly)																					(In Millions)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3	2019Q2	2019Q1
Revenue	9.9%	6,646	6,045	6,980	5,748	6,480	7,047	8,378	7,206	6,648	5,767	6,238	5,198	5,910	5,117	5,620	4,620	5,018	4,914	5,995	5,098	5,412
Costs and Expenses	-29.9%	4,943	7,052	4,870	30.00	5,262	6,909	6,185	5,551	5,264	6,098	4,515	4,490	4,312	4,388	3,785	3,562	3,755	4,224	3,982	3,756	1,721
EBITDA Margin	3.6%	0.47*	0.46*	0.38*	0.36*	0.35*	0.34*	0.35*	0.35*	0.34*	0.36*	0.41*	0.42*	0.44*	0.45*	0.44*	0.44*	0.44*	0.54*	0.52*	-	-
Interest Expenses	45.7%	714	490	651	391	652	333	589	321	515	301	533	365	519	337	494	362	490	333	474	382	462
Income Taxes	5475.0%	223	4.00	297	98.00	97.00	-96.00	414	304	173	-283	372	-12.00	190	-50.00	293	5.00	145	-74.00	367	145	1,360
Earnings Before Taxes	61.9%	1,294	800	1,729	921	896	-234	1,901	1,393	1,164	-566	1,482	364	1,297	308	1,576	626	986	335	1,712	1,076	3,419
EBT Margin	8.4%	0.19*	0.17*	0.13*	0.13*	0.14*	0.14*	0.14*	0.13*	0.10*	0.11*	0.15*	0.16*	0.18*	0.17*	0.17*	0.18*	0.20*	0.31*	0.29*	-	-
Net Income	-30.2%	1,071	1,535	1,432	85.00	58.00	577	1,487	608	42.00	261	1,101	36.00	351	823	1,251	298	280	409	1,345	37.00	27.00
Net Income Margin	31.7%	0.16*	0.12*	0.08*	0.08*	0.09*	0.09*	0.09*	0.08*	0.06*	0.08*	0.10*	0.11*	0.13*	0.13*	0.11*	0.11*	0.10*	0.08*	0.08*	-	-
Free Cashflow	36.3%	-459	-721	177	8.00	-1,006	-1,136	-851	193	173	-1,276	339	-44.00	-436	-681	210	311	-666	-1,238	435	-	-

Balance Sheet

(In Millions)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Balance Sheet																					(In Millions)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3	2019Q2	2019Q1
Assets	0.6%	140,120	139,331	138,321	137,116	134,756	134,891	134,005	130,769	128,639	127,534	127,861	125,907	125,393	122,935	123,158	119,731	118,852	118,700	117,591	114,867	114,096
Current Assets	1.1%	10,543	10,432	11,088	10,979	9,555	10,416	10,363	9,781	9,297	8,965	9,674	9,551	9,469	8,617	10,574	9,069	9,430	9,817	9,917	8,352	8,709
Cash Equivalents	11.2%	832	748	1,676	2,123	1,053	1,917	2,013	1,735	1,673	1,829	2,101	1,617	1,801	1,068	3,383	1,885	2,168	1,978	2,935	1,386	1,364
Net PPE	0.6%	100,470	99,844	98,254	96,767	95,630	94,570	93,529	92,822	91,790	91,108	90,859	89,623	89,037	87,634	86,397	85,029	83,965	83,080	81,713	81,174	81,637
Goodwill	0%	5,161	5,161	5,161	5,161	5,161	5,161	5,280	5,280	5,280	5,280	5,280	5,280	5,280	5,280	5,280	5,280	5,280	5,280	5,280	5,282	5,284
Liabilities	0.4%	104,506	104,106	103,017	102,468	100,194	100,359	98,287	97,514	95,719	94,967	94,351	92,870	92,034	90,410	90,367	87,479	86,645	86,650	85,509	83,445	83,118
Current Liabilities	-14.9%	11,458	13,467	13,214	13,240	13,893	15,724	12,801	11,487	10,434	10,921	11,259	11,660	11,586	12,079	11,750	9,334	9,553	12,546	10,534	10,999	9,919
Short Term Borrowings	5.7%	2,445	2,314	1,726	1,647	2,554	2,609	1,398	2,510	2,330	1,440	707	1,402	1,092	609	171	1,185	1,710	2,055	542	1,398	1,251
Long Term Debt	3.8%	59,361	57,210	56,003	55,134	52,060	50,656	50,427	51,204	50,633	50,120	48,843	47,828	46,727	45,073	45,581	45,138	44,235	41,798	42,098	39,682	40,457
Shareholder's Equity	13.3%	35,614	31,444	35,304	34,648	34,562	30,408	35,476	33,013	32,629	32,276	33,219	32,746	33,068	32,234	32,500	31,961	31,916	31,759	31,791	31,131	30,687
Retained Earnings	-100.0%	-	12,482	-	-	-	11,538	-	-	-	10,929	-	-	-	11,311	-	-	-	10,877	-	-	-
Additional Paid-In Capital	-100.0%	-	13,775	-	-	-	13,673	-	-	-	11,950	-	-	-	11,834	-	-	-	11,734	-	-	-
Accumulated Depreciation	1.6%	38,347	37,725	37,199	36,500	35,990	35,297	34,922	35,203	34,645	34,079	33,723	33,240	32,887	32,397	32,099	31,477	31,180	30,765	30,469	30,693	30,834
Shares Outstanding	0.1%	1,093	1,092	1,092	1,092	1,091	1,075	1,082	1,064	1,063	1,061	1,060	1,060	1,060	1,058	1,058	1,058	1,057	1,046	1,043	-	-
Minority Interest	-100.0%	-	3,781	-	-	-	4,124	-	-	-	4,402	-	-	-	4,262	-	-	-	4,254	-	-	-
Float	-	-	-	-	76,600	-	-	-	75,800	-	-	-	64,100	-	-	-	54,800	-	-	-	57,800	-

Cashflow (Last 12 Months)

(In Millions)

Cashflow (Quarterly)																					(In Millions)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3	2019Q2	2019Q1
Cashflow From Operations	-27.7%	1,311	1,813	2,840	2,056	844	1,285	1,438	1,987	1,592	1,088	2,177	1,662	1,242	1,476	2,373	1,953	894	900	2,368	1,769	744
Cashflow From Investing	19.1%	-2,385	-2,947	-2,433	-2,170	-2,118	-2,478	-2,492	-1,905	-1,555	-1,503	-1,824	-1,783	-2,243	-2,138	-2,237	-1,766	-889	-2,319	-2,075	-1,452	2,454
Cashflow From Financing	497.0%	985	165	-761	1,141	454	1,217	1,332	-20.00	-193	143	131	-63.00	1,734	-1,653	1,362	-470	185	462	1,256	-295	-3,353
Dividend Payments	-4.1%	733	764	765	764	742	741	741	723	702	700	700	699	678	677	676	677	655	651	650	646	623

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SO Income Statement

2024-03-31

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - Southern - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Operating Revenues:
Total operating revenues	$ 6,646	$ 6,480
Operating Expenses:
Other operations and maintenance	1,472	1,440
Depreciation and amortization	1,145	1,111
Taxes other than income taxes	396	394
Total operating expenses	4,943	5,262
Operating Income	1,703	1,218
Other Income and (Expense):
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	58	65
Earnings from equity method investments	45	48
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(665)	(582)
Other income (expense), net	153	147
Total other income and (expense)	(409)	(322)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	1,294	896
Income taxes	223	97
Consolidated Net Income	1,071	799
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(58)	(63)
Net income attributable to company	$ 1,129	$ 862
Earnings per share -
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.03	$ 0.79
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.03	$ 0.79
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding — (in millions)
Basic (in shares)	1,094	1,091
Diluted (in shares)	1,100	1,098
Retail electric revenues
Operating Revenues:
Total operating revenues	$ 3,941	$ 3,599
Wholesale electric revenues
Operating Revenues:
Total operating revenues	571	599
Other electric revenues
Operating Revenues:
Total operating revenues	199	190
Natural Gas
Operating Revenues:
Total operating revenues	1,707	1,875
Other revenues
Operating Revenues:
Total operating revenues	228	217
Operating Expenses:
Total cost of sales	131	127
Fuel
Operating Expenses:
Total cost of sales	996	1,050
Purchased power
Operating Expenses:
Total cost of sales	198	242
Natural gas
Operating Expenses:
Total cost of sales	$ 605	$ 898

SO Balance Sheet

2024-03-31

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - Southern - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 713	$ 748
Receivables —
Customer accounts	2,191	2,030
Unbilled revenues	620	786
Under recovered retail fuel clause revenues	701	696
Other accounts and notes	512	519
Accumulated provision for uncollectible accounts	(78)	(68)
Materials and supplies	2,063	1,989
Fossil fuel for generation	995	943
Natural gas for sale	210	420
Prepaid expenses	474	406
Regulatory assets – asset retirement obligations	313	274
Other regulatory assets	1,066	1,120
Other current assets	763	569
Total current assets	10,543	10,432
Property, Plant, and Equipment:
In service	129,228	128,428
Less: Accumulated depreciation	38,347	37,725
Plant in service, net of depreciation	90,881	90,703
Other utility plant, net	483	499
Nuclear fuel, at amortized cost	881	858
Construction work in progress	8,225	7,784
Total property, plant, and equipment	100,470	99,844
Other Property and Investments:
Goodwill	5,161	5,161
Nuclear decommissioning trusts, at fair value	2,512	2,424
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries	1,395	1,368
Other intangible assets, net of amortization	359	368
Miscellaneous property and investments	673	665
Total other property and investments	10,100	9,986
Deferred Charges and Other Assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net of amortization	1,400	1,432
Deferred charges related to income taxes	888	886
Prepaid pension costs	2,184	2,079
Unamortized loss on reacquired debt	216	220
Deferred under recovered fuel clause revenues	1,044	1,261
Regulatory assets – asset retirement obligations, deferred	5,379	5,459
Other regulatory assets, deferred	6,318	6,264
Other deferred charges and assets	1,578	1,468
Total deferred charges and other assets	19,007	19,069
Total Assets	140,120	139,331
Current Liabilities:
Securities due within one year	1,964	2,476
Notes payable	2,445	2,314
Accounts payable	2,154	2,898
Customer deposits	456	503
Accrued taxes —
Accrued income taxes	76	8
Other accrued taxes	503	860
Accrued interest	583	652
Accrued compensation	618	1,151
Asset retirement obligations	749	744
Liabilities from risk management activities, net of collateral	299	294
Operating lease obligations	184	183
Natural gas cost over recovery	150	214
Other regulatory liabilities	169	141
Other current liabilities	1,108	1,029
Total current liabilities	11,458	13,467
Long-term Debt	59,361	57,210
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	11,195	10,990
Deferred credits related to income taxes	4,607	4,674
Accumulated deferred ITCs	2,046	2,067
Employee benefit obligations	1,096	1,115
Operating lease obligations, deferred	1,292	1,307
Asset retirement obligations, deferred	9,657	9,573
Other cost of removal obligations	1,989	1,957
Other regulatory liabilities, deferred	731	715
Other deferred credits and liabilities	1,074	1,031
Total deferred credits and other liabilities	33,687	33,429
Total Liabilities	104,506	104,106
Total Stockholders' Equity	35,614	35,225
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 140,120	$ 139,331

About Southern Co-The

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through three segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, and Gas Marketing Services. 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, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it constructs, operates, and maintains 77,591 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. It serves approximately 8.8 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.

CEO	Mr. Christopher C. Womack
WEBSITE	southerncompany.com
INDUSTRY	Utilities Regulated Electric
EMPLOYEES	27423

Southern Co-The Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ticker symbol for Southern Co-The? What does SO stand for in stocks?

SO is the stock ticker symbol of Southern Co-The. Every public company that trades on a stock exchange gets a ticker symbol.

What is the market capital of Southern Co-The (SO)?

As of Mon May 06 2024, market cap of Southern Co-The is 82.52 Billion. The market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the stock price with the number of shares outstanding.

What is the fair value of SO stock?

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What is the fair value of SO stock?

You can check SO's fair value in chart for subscribers. The fair value of Southern Co-The is provided for various growth and macro-economic scenarios from very pessimiatic to very optimistic assumptions. These fair values are estimates from Grufity's Fair Value model based on company's past performance. However, past performance of Southern Co-The is no guarantee of future performance. These fairvalue estimates should only be used as one of the inputs in your stock analysis. We provide model's historical fair value estimates for SO so that you know how good or bad the model has been in the past so you can discard it if needed. There are others that provide fair values of stocks such as wallmine, finbox, gurufocus and finviz. Most provide point in time estimates. We provide a history of our models fair value estimates so that you can get a sense of it's usefulness. Otherwise this data point is of little use.

Is Southern Co-The a good stock to buy?

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What is Southern Co-The's Price to Earnings (PE) and Price to sales (PS) ratio?

As of Mon May 06 2024, SO's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is 20.01 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 3.25. The price to earnings and price to sales ratio are two most important valuation metrics for any company. PE ratio tell us the number of years of earnings investors are ready to pay for owning the company. Historically, S&P500 price to earnings ratio has fallen below 12 during periods of gloom and gone past 30 during periods of euphoria. SO PE ratio will change depending on the future growth rate expectations of investors.

What is 5 year return on Southern Co-The's stock?

In the past 10 years, Southern Co-The has provided 0.097 (multiply by 100 for percentage) rate of return.