Head to head
Southern vs NextEra Energy
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: SO · NEE
SO
Southern
85.44+0.00%
1-year price shape — -8% over the period
Quant Rating D · 30/100
vs
NEE
NextEra Energy
77.06-1.05%
1-year price shape — -5% over the period
Quant Rating D · 35/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
NextEra Energy edges it on the scoreable measures. NextEra Energy has the highest Quant Rating (35); NextEra Energy has done best over the past year (-5%); NextEra Energy trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| SO | NEE | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| Last price | 85.44 | 77.06 |
| Change today | +0.00% | -1.05% |
| 1-year return | -8.5% | -4.7% |
| Market cap | $98.29B | $160.75B |
| 52-week range | 81.69 – 98.45 | 74.41 – 97.30 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 20.59 | 17.32 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 11th | 13th |
| P/B | 2.48 | 2.81 |
| Dividend yield | 3.49% | 3.09% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 3.92 | 3.30 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $4.51B | $6.88B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $30.18B | $28.70B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.1% | +12.4% |
| Gross margin | 48.3% | 61.0% |
| Operating margin | 24.2% | 28.3% |
| Net margin | 15.4% | 32.4% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-3.27B | $3.05B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 73.9% | 86.2% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 38 buy / 12 sell | 22 buy / 23 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| Analyst consensus | 31% buy / 54% hold / 15% sell (13) | 64% buy / 36% hold (11) |
| Analyst price target | $98 (+15%) | $102 (+32%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (30) | D (35) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 29,800 | 17,400 |
| Founded | 1945 | 1925 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.