Analysts: Southern Co (SO.N)
SO.N on New York Stock Exchange
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Open
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Volume
618,660
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Avg. Vol
917,757
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$41.75
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Consensus Recommendations
| Consensus Recommendation | Next Earnings (approx.) | Company Fiscal Year End Month |
Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hold | 0.69 | December | 20 May 2013 |
Analyst Recommendations and Revisions
| 1-5 Linear Scale | Current | 1 Month Ago |
2 Month Ago |
3 Month Ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) BUY | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| (2) OUTPERFORM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (3) HOLD | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| (4) UNDERPERFORM | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| (5) SELL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| No Opinion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mean Rating | 2.95 | 2.95 | 3.05 | 2.94 |
Consensus Estimates Analysis
Sales and Profit Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
| # of Estimates | Mean | High | Low | 1 Year Ago |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Jun-13 | 5 | 4,306.93 | 4,487.09 | 4,097.12 | 4,838.79 |
| Quarter Ending Sep-13 | 5 | 5,419.14 | 6,145.68 | 5,155.00 | 6,178.81 |
| Year Ending Dec-13 | 11 | 17,207.90 | 17,652.10 | 16,722.90 | 19,131.10 |
| Year Ending Dec-14 | 13 | 18,054.10 | 19,996.00 | 17,199.10 | 20,081.40 |
| Earnings (per share) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Jun-13 | 10 | 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.73 |
| Quarter Ending Sep-13 | 9 | 1.14 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.18 |
| Year Ending Dec-13 | 20 | 2.76 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.81 |
| Year Ending Dec-14 | 21 | 2.87 | 2.95 | 2.73 | 2.97 |
| LT Growth Rate (%) | 6 | 5.00 | 5.80 | 4.40 | 5.54 |
Historical Surprises
Sales and Profit Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
| Estimates vs Actual | Estimate | Actual | Difference | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | ||||
| Quarter Ending Mar-13 | 3,778.61 | 3,897.00 | 118.39 | 3.13 |
| Quarter Ending Dec-12 | 4,525.29 | 3,703.00 | 822.29 | 18.17 |
| Quarter Ending Sep-12 | 5,972.88 | 5,049.00 | 923.88 | 15.47 |
| Quarter Ending Jun-12 | 4,755.54 | 4,181.00 | 574.54 | 12.08 |
| Quarter Ending Mar-12 | 4,050.80 | 3,604.00 | 446.80 | 11.03 |
| Earnings (per share) | ||||
| Quarter Ending Mar-13 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.01 | 1.43 |
| Quarter Ending Dec-12 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.05 | 11.45 |
| Quarter Ending Sep-12 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 0.02 | 1.69 |
| Quarter Ending Jun-12 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.01 | 1.23 |
| Quarter Ending Mar-12 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.04 | 9.27 |
Consensus Estimates Trend
Sales and Profit Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
| Current | 1 Week Ago |
1 Month Ago |
2 Month Ago |
1 Year Ago |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Jun-13 | 4,306.93 | 4,306.93 | 4,327.09 | 4,466.78 | 4,838.79 |
| Quarter Ending Sep-13 | 5,419.14 | 5,419.14 | 5,441.68 | 5,649.45 | 6,178.81 |
| Year Ending Dec-13 | 17,207.90 | 17,454.30 | 17,780.50 | 18,007.30 | 19,131.10 |
| Year Ending Dec-14 | 18,054.10 | 18,054.10 | 18,402.80 | 18,701.90 | 20,081.40 |
| Earnings (per share) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Jun-13 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.73 |
| Quarter Ending Sep-13 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.18 |
| Quarter Ending Dec-13 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.81 |
| Quarter Ending Dec-14 | 2.87 | 2.87 | 2.89 | 2.90 | 2.97 |
Estimates Revisions Summary
| Last Week | Last 4 Weeks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Of Revisions: | Up | Down | Up | Down |
| Revenue | ||||
| Quarter Ending Jun-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Quarter Ending Sep-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Year Ending Dec-13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Year Ending Dec-14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Earnings | ||||
| Quarter Ending Jun-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Quarter Ending Sep-13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Year Ending Dec-13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Year Ending Dec-14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Earnings vs. 
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