Both in Electric, Gas & Water Utilities
The Southern vs Waste Management
Over the past year SO returned +1.4% and WM returned +20.4%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.42.
SO +1.4% WM +20.4%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | SO | WM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $94.41 | $236.90 |
| Market cap | $108.61B | $94.20B |
| Today | +0.75% | +1.48% |
| 1 month | +12.8% | +15.9% |
| 6 months | −1.6% | +4.0% |
| Year to date | +8.3% | +7.8% |
| 1 year | −0.7% | +18.1% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.1% | +6.3% |
| Gross margin | 75.7% | 40.2% |
| Net margin | 16.8% | 12.0% |
| P/E (TTM) | 23.3× | 30.7× |
| Price / sales | 3.6× | 3.6× |
| Net cash | -$73.41B | -$23.12B |
| Dividend yield | 3.22% | 1.60% |
| Volatility (60d) | 17.3% | 22.0% |
| Short % of float | 2.6% | 2.0% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).