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The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. 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 owns and operates nuclear, coal, hydro, cogeneration, solar, wind, battery storage, and fuel cell facilities. Further, the constructs, operates, and maintains approximately 77,900 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. The company serves approximately 8.9 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, it develops distributed energy and resilience solutions; deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, and utility customers; and offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Utility Powerhouse | Southern Company, a leading energy provider in the southeastern US, boasts 54 years of consistent dividends and a robust regulated utilities portfolio |
Growth Momentum | Explore Southern's impressive financial performance, beating Q2 expectations and projecting 5-7% long-term EPS growth driven by data center demand |
Valuation Concerns | Delve into the stock's premium valuation, trading 21-25% above utility sector peers, with analyst targets ranging from $70 to $104 per share |
Strategic Outlook | Learn about Southern's $48 billion capital plan through 2028, focusing on grid resiliency and fleet transition to capitalize on regional economic development |
Metrics to compare | SO | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Utilities sector companies | Relationship RelationshipSOPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | 19.6x | 23.1x | 11.8x | |
PEG Ratio | 0.35 | 0.55 | 0.02 | |
Price/Book | 2.8x | 2.2x | 1.3x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 3.5x | 3.5x | 1.6x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 7.0% | 5.9% | 20.4% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | −15.1% | 3.0% | Unlock |