- Southern CO ( NYSE: SO ) is scheduled to announce Q4 earnings results on Thursday, February 16th, before market open.
- The consensus EPS Estimate is $0.24 (-33.3% Y/Y) and the consensus Revenue Estimate is $4.83B (-16.3% Y/Y).
- Over the last 2 years, SO has beaten EPS estimates 88% of the time and has beaten revenue estimates 88% of the time.
- Over the last 3 months, EPS estimates have seen 3 upward revisions and 4 downward. Revenue estimates have seen 3 upward revisions and 2 downward.
- The company's stock rose 3% on Oct. 27, when it posted Q3 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.31, GAAP EPS of $1.35, and revenue of $8.38B. GAAP EPS and revenue beat consensus.
- SO has a Quant rating of HOLD, with a 3.11 rating score.
- SO has an industry ranking of 25 out of 41 in the electric utilities sector, as per SA's Quant ranking.
- Wall Street analysts rate the SO stock HOLD, while most Seeking Alpha Authors rate it BUY .
- Recent earnings analysis from our contributors: Southern Company: Favorable Outlook For 2023 by Geoff Considine.
- The Southern Company: The Edge Is No Longer There (Rating Downgrade) by IncomeBent Investments.
- The company in January declared $0.68/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous.
- SO stock rose 8% in 2022, while the benchmark S&P 500 index slipped nearly 20% .
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