Performance of SO Southern Company | 4.7% in 12m

Compare SO with Indices, Sectors and Commodities ✔ like Oil, Gas, Gold, Yields and Bonds. Who outperforms?

Compare Southern Company with its related Sector/Index XLU

Compare Southern Company with its related Sector/Index XLU

Performance Duell SO vs XLU

TimeFrame SO XLU
1 Day 0.62% 0.27%
1 Week 5.38% 3.85%
1 Month 6.61% 4.30%
3 Months 8.55% 10.56%
6 Months 14.0% 14.76%
12 Months 4.66% -0.97%
YTD 6.08% 5.02%
Rel. Perf. 1m 0.15
Rel. Perf. 3m -0.21
Rel. Perf. 6m -0.16
Rel. Perf. 12m 0.50

Is Southern Company a good stock to buy?

Neither. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Southern Company is currently (April 2024) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of -18.17 and therefor a neutral outlook according to fundamental data.
Based on ValueRays Technical Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of SO as of April 2024 is 73.43. This means that SO is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -1.26%.

Is SO a buy, sell or hold?

  • Strong Buy: 7
  • Buy: 5
  • Hold: 8
  • Sell: 1
  • Strong Sell: 0
Southern Company has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.86. Therefor, it is recommend to buy SO.
Values above 0%: SO is performing better - Values below 0%: SO is underperforming

Compare SO with Broad Market Indices

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
US S&P 500 SPY 4.59% 9.74% -7.48% -21.12%
US NASDAQ 100 QQQ 5.13% 11.18% -7.65% -33.18%
US Dow Jones Industrial 30 DIA 4.46% 9.62% -2.42% -11.13%
German DAX 40 DBXD 4.95% 8.61% -6.14% -7.57%
UK FTSE 100 ISFU 2.62% 5.48% 0.06% -2.35%
Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 CSI 300 6.36% 6.61% 12.46% 17.61%
Hongkong Hang Seng HSI -1.20% 6.86% 17.74% 23.40%
Japan Nikkei 225 EXX7 8.23% 15.11% -0.17% -10.59%
India NIFTY 50 INDA 2.99% 3.15% -6.93% -26.28%
Brasil Bovespa EWZ 3.06% 11.08% 7.34% -13.74%

SO Southern Company vs. Sectors

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
Communication Services XLC 8.35% 11.00% -7.09% -34.04%
Consumer Discretionary XLY 3.58% 10.88% -2.42% -16.99%
Consumer Staples XLP 2.63% 6.19% 0.80% 3.12%
Energy XLE 2.41% 3.00% 1.43% -13.43%
Financial XLF 2.74% 7.53% -14.49% -23.09%
Health Care XLV 4.30% 10.27% 2.47% -1.78%
Industrial XLI 3.91% 8.17% -12.44% -21.13%
Materials XLB 5.45% 9.27% -6.78% -9.57%
Real Estate XLRE 3.45% 11.91% -1.18% 1.97%
Technology XLK 4.86% 11.85% -7.49% -33.71%
Utilities XLU 1.53% 2.31% -0.79% 5.63%
Aerospace & Defense XAR 3.49% 9.59% -5.10% -13.82%
Biotech XBI 6.89% 17.89% -11.58% 1.88%
Homebuilder XHB 3.62% 13.06% -34.30% -46.05%
Retail XRT 3.23% 12.27% -10.52% -16.28%

SO Southern Company vs. Commodities

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
Oil USO 3.27% 3.16% 11.45% -14.30%
Natural Gas UNG 5.73% 11.06% 63.16% 53.34%
Gold GLD 7.39% -0.82% -3.56% -11.58%
Silver SLV 8.47% -4.37% -5.71% -4.34%
Copper CPER 3.26% -6.28% -13.14% -15.25%

Returns of SO vs. Yields & Bonds

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
iShares 20+ Years Bond TLT 6.56% 12.42% 6.71% 19.56%
iShares High Yield Corp. Bond HYG 4.67% 7.65% 4.89% -3.34%
Does Southern Company outperform its market, is SO a Sector Leader?
Yes, over the last 12 months Southern Company (SO) made 4.66%, while its related Sector, the Utilities Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) made -0.97%.
Over the last 3 months SO made 8.55%, while XLU made 10.56%.
Period SO XLU S&P 500
1 Month 6.61% 4.30% -3.13%
3 Months 8.55% 10.56% 3.49%
12 Months 4.66% -0.97% 25.78%