Large-cap Utilities company Southern has moved -1.9% so far today on a volume of 1,711,770, compared to its average of 4,756,411. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.
Southern trades -0.31% away from its average analyst target price of $78.09 per share. The 17 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $66.0 to $85.5, and on average have given Southern a rating of buy.
Anyone interested in buying SO should be aware of the facts below:
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Southern's current price is 61.2% above its Graham number of $48.3, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
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Southern has moved 11.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 24.4%
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Based on its trailing earnings per share of 3.86, Southern has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.2 while the S&P 500 average is 27.65
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SO has a forward P/E ratio of 18.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.32 per share
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.68 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Southern is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.67 compared to its sector average of 2.27
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The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity.
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Based in Atlanta, the company has 27,819 full time employees and a market cap of $85.12 Billion. Southern currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.5%.
