Stock Research: Southern

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Southern

NYQ:SO US8425871071
12
  • Value
    40
  • Growth
    56
  • Safety
    Safety
    10
  • Combined
    19
  • Sentiment
    25
  • 360° View
    360° View
    12
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Company Description

The Southern Company is an energy provider. It operates in the electric utility and natural gas distribution industries. Its main regions of operation are in the Southeastern United States. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $101,630 million, a revenue of $25,573 million, and 28,600 employees; profits were unavailable.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 12 (better than 12% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Southern are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Southern. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 56, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 56% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 40 means that the share price of Southern is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 60% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 10, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 90% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 25, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 75% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Last update: 9-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
40 13 14 51
Growth
56 53 43 37
Safety
Safety
10 47 54 44
Sentiment
25 67 44 9
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12 32 18 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
31 28 61 27
Opinions Change
50 68 36 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 67 80 27
Market Pulse
51 72 23 36
Sentiment
25 67 44 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
40 13 14 51
Growth
56 53 43 37
Safety Safety
10 47 54 44
Combined
19 21 18 38
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
37 13 21 38
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
29 22 25 49
Price vs. Book (P/B)
33 9 13 31
Dividend Yield
77 41 48 65
Value
40 13 14 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
41 16 38 47
Profit Growth
98 80 32 32
Capital Growth
54 43 35 17
Stock Returns
15 73 89 73
Growth
56 53 43 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
13 28 30 26
Refinancing
25 75 58 62
Liquidity
45 43 57 55
Safety Safety
10 47 54 44

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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