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The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee; operates, constructs, and maintains approximately 78,500 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities; and provides gas marketing services, as well as electric services to retail customers. It also offers distributed energy and resilience solutions, and digital wireless communications and fiber optics services, as well as deploys microgrids for commercial, industrial, governmental, utility customers. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Growth Trajectory | Delve into Southern Company's ambitious growth plans, including 8.2 GWs of load growth through 2030/2031 and strategic investments in infrastructure. |
Valuation Concerns | Southern Company's stock trades at a 21-25% premium to peers, raising questions about future performance. Analyst price targets range from $71 to $104. |
Data Center Boom | Explore how Southern Company is positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for data centers in the Southeast, driving significant load growth. |
Regulatory Advantage | Southern Company benefits from a favorable regulatory environment, supporting above-average returns on equity and long-term strategic planning. |
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 | 21.2x | 21.3x | 12.0x | |
PEG Ratio | 2.62 | 3.78 | 0.02 | |
Price / Book | 2.9x | 2.1x | 1.3x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 3.5x | 3.0x | 1.5x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 6.0% | 6.4% | 13.3% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | −15.1% | 4.7% | Unlock |