We're taking a closer look at Southern Company today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -0.2% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity.
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Southern Company has moved 0.7% over the last year compared to 15.4% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -14.7%
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SO has an average analyst rating of buy and is -2.87% away from its mean target price of $73.5 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $2.74
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Southern Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $4.02 and its forward P/E ratio is 17.8
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SO has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.8, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.48 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Southern Company is part of the Utilities sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 17.53 and an average P/B of 1.71
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Southern Company has on average reported free cash flows of $-1441833333.3 over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -4.8%