Southern Co. (SO) Dividends

Southern Co. (SO): $88.54

2.49 (-2.74%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

B

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

C

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Industry: Utilities - Domestic

Industry

F

Ranked

#33 of 59

in industry

Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights

  • As for free cash flow, SO has greater average cash flow over the past 5.5 years than merely 0.96% US-listed dividend payers.
  • If price volatilty is something you're paying attention to when building your dividend portfolio, know that SO has less fluctuation in its price than 98.21% of stocks we're observing.
  • If you want to include this stock in your dividend portfolio, here are some dividend stocks that are NOT correlated with SO that may be suitable potential portfolio mates: SRT, BWL.A, NWFL, LAUR and MANU.
SO Ex-Dividend Date
SO Dividend Yield
3.22%
SO Annual Dividend
$2.88
SO Payout Ratio

SO Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

Current PriceDDM Fair Value Target: Forecasted Gain:
$88.54$1892.5 2651.13%

For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. In the case of SO, the DDM model generated by StockNews estimates a return of positive 2651.13% in comparison to its current price. Digging deeper, the aspects of Southern Co's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:

  • Beta is a measure of volatility relative to the stock market at large; when evaluated against its peers in the large-sized revenue class, Southern Co has a beta lower than 96.03% of such peers.
  • In terms of opportunity, SO's provides a return of 2651.13% based on the forecast of the dividend discount model we used relative to its current share price; this is a better return than 96.17% of all stocks we measured with our dividend discount model.


SO Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Date Type Payout Amount Change
2024-08-19Dividend$0.72--
2024-05-17Dividend$0.72+2.86%
2024-02-16Dividend$0.70--
2023-11-17Dividend$0.70--
2023-08-18Dividend$0.70--
2023-05-12Dividend$0.70+2.94%
2023-02-17Dividend$0.68--
2022-11-18Dividend$0.68--
2022-08-12Dividend$0.68--
2022-05-13Dividend$0.68+3.03%
2022-02-18Dividend$0.66--
2021-11-12Dividend$0.66--
2021-08-13Dividend$0.66--
2021-05-14Dividend$0.66+3.13%
2021-02-12Dividend$0.64--
2020-11-13Dividend$0.64--
2020-08-14Dividend$0.64--
2020-05-15Dividend$0.64+3.23%
2020-02-14Dividend$0.62--
2019-11-15Dividend$0.62--
2019-08-16Dividend$0.62--
2019-05-17Dividend$0.62+3.33%
2019-02-15Dividend$0.60--
2018-11-16Dividend$0.60--
2018-08-17Dividend$0.60--
2018-05-18Dividend$0.60+3.45%
2018-02-16Dividend$0.58--
2017-11-17Dividend$0.58--
2017-08-17Dividend$0.58--
2017-05-11Dividend$0.58+3.57%
2017-02-16Dividend$0.56--
2016-11-17Dividend$0.56--
2016-08-11Dividend$0.56--
2016-05-12Dividend$0.56+3.13%
2016-02-11Dividend$0.54--
2015-11-12Dividend$0.54+0.09%
2015-08-13Dividend$0.54--
2015-05-14Dividend$0.54+3.33%
2015-02-12Dividend$0.53--
2014-10-30Dividend$0.53--
2014-07-31Dividend$0.53--
2014-05-01Dividend$0.53+3.45%
2014-01-30Dividend$0.51--
2013-10-31Dividend$0.51--
2013-08-01Dividend$0.51--
2013-05-02Dividend$0.51+3.57%
2013-01-31Dividend$0.49--
2012-11-01Dividend$0.49--
2012-08-02Dividend$0.49--
2012-05-03Dividend$0.49+3.70%
2012-02-02Dividend$0.47--
2011-11-03Dividend$0.47--
2011-07-28Dividend$0.47--
2011-04-28Dividend$0.47+3.85%
2011-02-03Dividend$0.46--
2010-10-28Dividend$0.46--
2010-07-29Dividend$0.46--
2010-04-29Dividend$0.46+4.00%
2010-01-28Dividend$0.44--
2009-10-29Dividend$0.44--
2009-07-30Dividend$0.44--
2009-04-30Dividend$0.44+4.17%
2009-01-29Dividend$0.42--
2008-10-30Dividend$0.42--
2008-07-31Dividend$0.42--
2008-05-01Dividend$0.42+4.35%
2008-01-31Dividend$0.40--
2007-11-01Dividend$0.40--
2007-08-02Dividend$0.40--
2007-05-03Dividend$0.40+3.87%
2007-02-01Dividend$0.39--
2006-11-02Dividend$0.39--
2006-08-03Dividend$0.39--
2006-04-27Dividend$0.39+4.03%
2006-02-02Dividend$0.37--
2005-11-03Dividend$0.37--
2005-07-28Dividend$0.37--
2005-04-28Dividend$0.37+4.20%
2005-02-03Dividend$0.36--
2004-10-28Dividend$0.36--
2004-07-29Dividend$0.36+2.14%
2004-04-29Dividend$0.35--
2004-01-29Dividend$0.35--
2003-10-30Dividend$0.35--
2003-07-31Dividend$0.35+2.19%
2003-05-01Dividend$0.34--
2003-01-30Dividend$0.34--
2002-10-31Dividend$0.34-0.15%
2002-08-01Dividend$0.34+2.39%
2002-05-02Dividend$0.34--
2002-01-31Dividend$0.34--
2001-11-01Dividend$0.34--
2001-08-02Dividend$0.34--
2001-05-03Dividend$0.34-97.57%
2001-04-03Dividend$13.80+4,018.51%
2001-02-01Dividend$0.34--
2000-11-02Dividend$0.34--
2000-08-03Dividend$0.34--
2000-04-27Dividend$0.34--
2000-02-03Dividend$0.34--
1999-10-28Dividend$0.34--
1999-07-29Dividend$0.34--
1999-04-29Dividend$0.34--
1999-01-28Dividend$0.34--
1998-10-29Dividend$0.34--
1998-07-30Dividend$0.34--
1998-04-30Dividend$0.34--
1998-01-29Dividend$0.34+3.08%
1997-10-30Dividend$0.33--
1997-07-31Dividend$0.33--
1997-05-01Dividend$0.33--
1997-01-30Dividend$0.33+3.17%
1996-10-31Dividend$0.32--
1996-08-01Dividend$0.32--
1996-05-02Dividend$0.32--
1996-02-01Dividend$0.32+3.28%
1995-11-02Dividend$0.31--
1995-08-03Dividend$0.31--
1995-04-25Dividend$0.31--
1995-01-31Dividend$0.31+3.39%
1994-11-01Dividend$0.30--
1994-07-26Dividend$0.30--
1994-04-26Dividend$0.30--
1994-02-01Dividend$0.30+3.51%
1993-10-26Dividend$0.29--
1993-07-27Dividend$0.29--
1993-04-27Dividend$0.29--
1993-01-26Dividend$0.29+3.64%
1992-10-27Dividend$0.28--
1992-07-28Dividend$0.28--
1992-04-28Dividend$0.28--
1992-01-28Dividend$0.28+2.80%
1991-10-29Dividend$0.27--
1991-07-30Dividend$0.27--
1991-04-30Dividend$0.27--
1991-01-29Dividend$0.27--
1990-10-30Dividend$0.27--
1990-07-31Dividend$0.27--
1990-05-01Dividend$0.27--
1990-01-30Dividend$0.27--
1989-10-31Dividend$0.27--
1989-08-01Dividend$0.27--
1989-04-25Dividend$0.27--
1989-01-31Dividend$0.27--
1988-11-01Dividend$0.27--
1988-07-26Dividend$0.27--
1988-04-26Dividend$0.27--
1988-01-26Dividend$0.27--


SO Dividends vs. Peers

SO's dividend yield currently ranks #38 of 83 vs. its peers in the Utilities - Domestic category.
Rank Symbol Name Dividend Yield
1 NJR NewJersey Resources Corporation 0.00%
2 AGR Avangrid Inc. 0.00%
3 NRGV Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. 0.00%
4 GXP Great Plains Energy Incorporated 0.00%
5 VST Vistra Energy Corp. 0.00%
6 VVC Vectren Corporation 0.00%
7 FE FirstEnergy Corp. 0.00%
8 FLNC Fluence Energy, Inc. 0.00%
9 TERP TerraForm Power, Inc. - New 0.00%
10 SCG SCANA Corporation 0.00%
11 AMPS Altus Power, Inc. 0.00%
12 HE Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. 0.00%
13 PNM PNM Resources, Inc. (Holding Co.) 0.00%
14 PNW Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 0.00%
15 WEC WEC Energy Group Inc. 0.00%
16 POR Portland General Electric Co 0.00%
17 PPL PPL Corporation 0.00%
18 HTM U.S. Geothermal Inc. 0.00%
19 NRG NRG Energy Inc. 0.00%
20 DTE DTE Energy Co. 0.00%
21 WGL WGL Holdings Inc 0.00%
22 ALE Allete, Inc. 0.00%
23 DUK Duke Energy Corp. 0.00%
24 FNEC First National Energy Corp. 0.00%
25 CMS CMS Energy Corp. 0.00%
26 SJI South Jersey Industries, Inc. 0.00%
27 BKH Black Hills Corporation 0.00%
28 EVRG Evergy Inc. 0.00%
29 CNP CenterPoint Energy Inc. 0.00%
30 CAFD 8point3 Energy Partners LP - Shares 0.00%
31 SMR NuScale Power Corporation 0.00%
32 WR Westar Energy, Inc. 0.00%
33 NWE NorthWestern Corporation 0.00%
34 NWN Northwest Natural Holding Company 0.00%
35 ED Consolidated Edison Inc. 0.00%
36 EE Excelerate Energy, Inc. 0.00%
37 CWEN Clearway Energy Inc. Cl C 0.00%
38 SO Southern Co. 0.00%
39 ARIS Aris Water Solutions Inc. 0.00%
40 CPK Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 0.00%
41 CPN Calpine Corporation 0.00%
42 XEL Xcel Energy Inc. 0.00%
43 EIX Edison International 0.00%
44 MGEE MGE Energy Inc. 0.00%
45 SRE Sempra 0.00%
46 BIPC Brookfield Infrastructure Corp. Cl A 0.00%
47 OGE OGE Energy Corp 0.00%
48 OGS ONE Gas, Inc. 0.00%
49 OKE ONEOK Inc. 0.00%
50 SPKE Spark Energy, Inc. - 0.00%
51 EGAS Gas Natural Inc. (OH) 0.00%
52 OTTR Otter Tail Corporation 0.00%
53 IDA IDACORP, Inc. 0.00%
54 SR Spire Inc. 0.00%
55 UGI UGI Corporation 0.00%
56 AT Atlantic Power Corporation Ordinary Shares (Canada) 0.00%
57 RGCO RGC Resources Inc. 0.00%
58 OEG Orbital Energy Group, Inc. 0.00%
59 ATO Atmos Energy Corp. 0.00%
60 BEPC Brookfield Renewable Corporation 0.00%
61 GLBL TerraForm Global, Inc. - 0.00%
62 LNT Alliant Energy Corp. 0.00%
63 AVA Avista Corporation 0.00%
64 LFG Archaea Energy Inc. 0.00%
65 AY Atlantica Yield plc - Ordinary Shares 0.00%
66 ES Eversource Energy 0.00%
67 PCG Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 0.00%
68 GNE Genie Energy Ltd. Class B Stock 0.00%
69 UTL UNITIL Corporation 0.00%
70 D Dominion Energy Inc. 0.00%
71 PEGI Pattern Energy Group Inc. - 0.00%
72 VIA Via Renewables Inc. 0.00%
73 ETR Entergy Corp. 0.00%
74 SWX Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. 0.00%
75 HLGN Heliogen, Inc. 0.00%
76 NEE NextEra Energy Inc. 0.00%
77 PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. 0.00%
78 AEE Ameren Corp. 0.00%
79 EXC Exelon Corp. 0.00%
80 AEP American Electric Power Co. Inc. 0.00%
81 NI NiSource Inc. 0.00%
82 AES AES Corp. 0.00%
83 CEG Constellation Energy Corp. 0.00%

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