Large-cap Utilities company Southern has moved -1.5% so far today on a volume of 2,925,294, compared to its average of 5,216,975. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.
Southern trades -10.41% away from its average analyst target price of $99.67 per share. The 20 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $75.0 to $109.0, and on average have given Southern a rating of hold.
Anyone interested in buying SO should be aware of the facts below:
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Southern's current price is 71.7% above its Graham number of $52.01, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
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Southern has moved 3.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 11.8%
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Based on its trailing earnings per share of 4.02, Southern has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.2 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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SO has a forward P/E ratio of 20.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.32 per share
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.81 compared to its sector average of 2.36
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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 28,314 full time employees and a market cap of $98.33 Billion. Southern currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.2%.
