| Southern Company (SO) | |||
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| 73.7793 0.529 (0.72%) | 04-24 13:52 | ||
| Open: | 72.75 | Pre. Close: | 73.25 |
| High: | 73.78 | Low: | 72.12 |
| Volume: | 1,898,622 | Market Cap: | 80,495(M) |
| Stock Technical Analysis | |
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| Overall: |  |
| Target: | Six months: 86.15 One year: 100.63 |
| Support: | Support1: 69.91 Support2: 67.53 |
| Resistance: | Resistance1: 73.76 Resistance2: 86.15 |
| Pivot: | 70.48  |
| Moving Averages: | MA(5): 72.50 MA(20): 70.67 MA(100): 69.69 MA(250): 69.59 |
| MACD: | MACD(12,26): 0.80 Signal(12,26,9): 0.41 |
| %K %D: | %K(14,3): 95.12  %D(3): 92.96 |
| RSI: | RSI(14): 68.08 |
| 52-Week: | High: 75.8 Low: 61.56 Change(%): 1.3 |
| Average Vol(K): | 3-Month: 4757 10-Days: 4652 |
| Prices Prediction (Update @5:00pm) | ||
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| If tomorrow: | Open lower | Open higher |
| High: | 73.804 - 74.022 | 74.022 - 74.267 |
| Low: | 71.88 - 72.149 | 72.149 - 72.451 |
| Close: | 72.776 - 73.182 | 73.182 - 73.636 |
| Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands |
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| Price has closed above its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently above mid-term; and above long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is BULLISH in short-term; and NEUTRAL in mid-long term.[ SO ] has closed below upper band by 4.9%. Bollinger Bands are 80.4% wider than normal. The large width of the bands suggest high volatility as compared to its normal range. The bands have been in this wide range for 2 days. This is a sign that the current trend might continue. |
| Company profile |
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| The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates through Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services segments. 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, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. In addition, it owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, three nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 45 solar facilities, 15 wind facilities, one fuel cell facility, and four battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 76,289 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 8.7 million electric and gas utility customers. Further, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. |
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| Financial Analysis | |
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| Price to Book Value: | Outperform |
| P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly. | |
| Price to Earnings: | Outperform |
| PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS). | |
| Discounted cash flow: | Outperform |
| DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows. | |
| Return on Assets: | Neutral |
| ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit. | |
| Return on Equity: | Neutral |
| ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency. | |
| Debt to Equity: | Outperform |
| evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn. | |
| Stock Basics & Statistics | |
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| Exchange: New York Stock Exchange | |
| Sector: Utilities | |
| Industry: Regulated Electric | |
| Shares Out. (M) | 1090.00 |
| Shares Float (M) | 1090.00 |
| % Held by Insiders | 0.16 |
| % Held by Institutions | 66.69 |
| Shares Short (K) | 15960 |
| Shares Short Prior Month (K) | 14630 |
| Stock Financials | |
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| EPS | 3.620 |
| Book Value (p.s.) | 28.820 |
| Profit Margin | 15.75 |
| Operating Margin | 22.42 |
| Return on Assets (ttm) | 2.9 |
| Return on Equity (ttm) | 11.0 |
| Qtrly Rev. Growth | -14.2 |
| Gross Profit (p.s.) | |
| Sales Per Share | 23.165 |
| EBITDA (p.s.) | 10.468 |
| Qtrly Earnings Growth | |
| Operating Cash Flow (M) | 7550.00 |
| Levered Free Cash Flow (M) | -2910.00 |
| Stock Valuation | |
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| PE Ratio | 20.32 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.42 |
| Price to Book value | 2.55 |
| Price to Sales | 3.17 |
| Price to Cash Flow | 10.62 |
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