Southern Company (SO)

45.93 +0.02  +0.04%  Jun 01, 5:20PM Go Pro
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Southern Company Earnings Yield: 5.40%

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SO Earnings Yield Rankings

Overall 55th percentile 1907 of 4316
Sector 46th percentile 57 of 106 in Utilities
Industry 39th percentile 29 of 48 in Electric Utilities

SO Earnings Yield Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 5.40% Jun 1 2012
Maximum 7.54% Jun 2010
Average 6.23%

About Earnings Yield

Earnings yield is earnings per share from the previous four quarters divided by the share price. It is the reciprocal of the P/E ratio. The earnings yield is quoted as a percentage, which illustrates the percentage of each dollar invested that was earned by the company during the past twelve months.

The earnings yield can be used to compare the earnings of a stock, sector or the whole market against bond yields. Generally, the earnings yields of equities are higher than the yield of risk-free treasury bonds. Financial theorists argue that this difference exists because stock earnings are riskier than bond coupon payments.

If a company has an earnings yield of 64%, investors are purchasing $0.64 of earnings per dollar invested.
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SO News

Sector Snap: Utilities
Jun 01, 1:08PM
$SO Insider Sale: $3.9M of stock sold by Anthony Topazi on May 31, 2012 http://stks.co/43wY
about 12 hours ago by MarketBrief
$SO Insider Sale: $1.9M of stock sold by Anthony Topazi on May 30, 2012 http://stks.co/433q
about a day ago by MarketBrief
$ABT $CL $CVS $DIS $PEP $SO $VZ $WMT Holding will in S&amp;P500
about 2 days ago by vjtweet
My Favorite Sector for Summer: Utilities
May 30, 9:18AM Investor Place
Top 6 Stocks to Buy for June
May 29, 11:15AM Investor Place
Oddly with that utiliies looking a bit toppy $D $DUK $FE $HE $PGN $SO
about 5 days ago by harmongreg
How Low Can Exelon Go?
May 22, 11:56AM Fool
U.S. Utilities With Big Overseas Operations Offer Growth Along With Income http://stks.co/3v2n $SO $DUK $AES $PPL
about 11 days ago by ycharts
$SO started a small short position this am, looking to see if it can break the 50dma - close stop. Jeffries eat my sox LOL;-)
about 16 days ago by ea32da32
The Safest And Best Yielding Dividend Contenders + http://stks.co/3pC6 + $VGR $SPH $BPL $NS $TCP $KMP $PBCT $PPL $PAA $MMP $GAS $SXL $SO
about 18 days ago by DividendYield
RT @TheChartGuy: $SPY $TLT $F $CAT $FCX $COP $KO $CL $ED $SO $KFT &quot;A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words&quot; Any chance of surprise QE tmw?
about 19 days ago by blackandwhite
SOUTHERN CO Financials
May 12, 1:04PM
raising cash, today was the best day for utilities YTD $EIX $SO $NEE $FE
about 22 days ago by CanSlimTrader
Southern Company named Outstanding Employer
May 10, 11:46AM PR Newswire
$SO chart largest holding in $XLU telling us something about defense? RT @chartsmarter Complete Wednesday Game Plan http://stks.co/3jV9
about 24 days ago by tradewithpete
Best Yielding Large Cap Utility Stocks + http://stks.co/3h5Q + $CIG $CPL $NGG $EXC $PPL $ETR $AEP $FE $DUK $PGN $PEG $SO $TRP $PCG $ED $SRE
about 26 days ago by DividendYield
$XLU $SO $DUK $SRE Will Utility Earnings Spark Opportunities? http://stks.co/3fUU
about 29 days ago by TomAspray
$SO Southern Co: A Solid Dividend Choice Worth Waiting For http://stks.co/3enk
about 29 days ago by FASTgraphs
Overview Of The Safest Large Cap Stocks + http://stks.co/3dnH + $NLY $CHT $KMP $PPL $PAA $MO $AEP $FE $DUK $PGN $LO $PEG $SO $PCG $ED $BMY
about 30 days ago by DividendYield
$SO Insider Sale: $7.6M of stock sold by Charles Mccrary on May 1, 2012 http://stks.co/3cpT
about 30 days ago by MarketBrief
$SO breaking to new highs
about 31 days ago by tbleile
Long $BIDU, $FL, $DLTR, $IAG, $SO, eyeing $LGF, $THM, $FOSL, $ALXN, and $ROC
about 36 days ago by Senor_Jay
Stocks trading ex-dividend one week from today: http://stks.co/3WU9 $INTC $C $SO $TX $WLT $BBEP ...
about 36 days ago by DynamicDividend
Listen to $SO Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 01:00 PM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3VYw
about 37 days ago by earningscast
Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week + http://stks.co/3Rse + $GS $EPD $SO $KMP $KMI $TRV $PPG $OKS $COL $PBA $PBCT $WES $SON $SEP
about 41 days ago by DividendYield
Our algo just went to a strong buy on april 17th, name looks to take out 8 year high $SO http://chart.ly/jb2jdgs
about 41 days ago by ChartLabPro
$SO the biggest component in $XLU trying to breakout. Investors getting in defensive mode? Retest of highs coming? http://stks.co/3P7E
about 44 days ago by tradewithpete

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