Performance of SO Southern Company | 42.3% 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 Week 0.23% 1.11%
1 Month 1.32% 6.55%
3 Months 16.7% 19.42%
6 Months 31.2% 27.01%
12 Months 42.3% 45.26%
YTD 31.1% 29.50%
Rel. Perf. 1m -0.49
Rel. Perf. 3m 0.12
Rel. Perf. 6m 0.39
Rel. Perf. 12m 0.39
Spearman 1m 0.74 0.96
Spearman 3m 0.93 0.99

Is Southern Company a good stock to buy?

Neither. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Southern Company is currently (October 2024) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of -7.06 and therefor a neutral outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of SO as of October 2024 is 99.97. This means that SO is currently undervalued and has a potential upside of +10.7% (Margin of Safety).

Is SO a buy, sell or hold?

  • Strong Buy: 6
  • Buy: 4
  • Hold: 9
  • Sell: 2
  • Strong Sell: 0
Southern Company has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.67. Therefor, it is recommend to hold 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 -0.03% -3.00% 18.80% 7.98%
US NASDAQ 100 QQQ 0.11% -4.63% 18.90% 8.46%
US Dow Jones Industrial 30 DIA 0.12% -2.15% 20.56% 14.07%
German DAX 40 DBXD 2.05% -1.57% 27.71% 16.96%
UK FTSE 100 ISFU 2.95% 1.36% 21.76% 22.59%
Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 CSI 300 -19.86% -41.19% -2.72% 11.95%
Hongkong Hang Seng HSI -6.71% -25.21% -0.58% 20.83%
Japan Nikkei 225 EXX7 -1.02% -3.55% 31.69% 23.67%
India NIFTY 50 INDA 3.66% 2.10% 20.46% 12.81%
Brasil Bovespa EWZ 1.31% 1.89% 36.51% 36.72%

SO Southern Company vs. Sectors

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
Communication Services XLC -0.74% -5.53% 19.30% 6.48%
Consumer Discretionary XLY 1.56% -6.00% 19.28% 18.05%
Consumer Staples XLP 2.10% 3.21% 19.98% 16.80%
Energy XLE -6.64% -5.71% 33.59% 33.52%
Financial XLF -0.88% 0.52% 19.48% 1.98%
Health Care XLV 1.13% 4.14% 23.54% 24.25%
Industrial XLI -0.27% -4.33% 21.12% 7.90%
Materials XLB 2.04% -2.86% 26.71% 18.01%
Real Estate XLRE 1.97% 1.15% 15.07% 9.83%
Technology XLK 0.15% -6.32% 20.41% 8.09%
Utilities XLU -0.88% -5.23% 4.17% -2.94%
Aerospace & Defense XAR -1.41% -3.65% 14.60% 3.46%
Biotech XBI 1.16% 2.33% 22.07% 6.04%
Homebuilder XHB 2.59% -6.20% 17.59% -18.90%
Retail XRT 1.55% -2.48% 27.30% 10.81%

SO Southern Company vs. Commodities

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
Oil USO -8.42% -8.36% 38.38% 43.33%
Natural Gas UNG 2.86% -17.10% 24.20% 91.75%
Gold GLD 0.24% -5.00% 15.35% 0.55%
Silver SLV -1.50% -13.01% 11.29% -4.04%
Copper CPER 0.40% -11.02% 22.31% 16.21%

Returns of SO vs. Yields & Bonds

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
iShares 20+ Years Bond TLT 2.98% 4.50% 26.02% 27.79%
iShares High Yield Corp. Bond HYG 0.69% 0.03% 23.97% 26.25%
Does Southern Company outperform its market, is SO a Sector Leader?
No, over the last 12 months Southern Company (SO) made 42.32%, while its related Sector, the Utilities Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) made 45.26%.
Over the last 3 months SO made 16.68%, while XLU made 19.42%.
Period SO XLU S&P 500
1 Month 1.32% 6.55% 4.32%
3 Months 16.68% 19.42% 3.62%
12 Months 42.32% 45.26% 34.34%