Both in Electric, Gas & Water Utilities
The Southern vs Williams Companies
Over the past year SO returned −12.3% and WMB returned +7.8%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.31.
SO −12.3% WMB +7.8%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | SO | WMB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $82.35 | $68.98 |
| Market cap | $94.73B | $84.37B |
| Today | −0.64% | −0.40% |
| 1 month | −7.5% | −7.0% |
| 6 months | −13.8% | −6.3% |
| Year to date | −5.6% | +14.8% |
| 1 year | −12.1% | +9.0% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.1% | +9.8% |
| Gross margin | 75.7% | 83.1% |
| Net margin | 16.8% | 27.1% |
| P/E (TTM) | 20.3× | 27.5× |
| Price / sales | 3.1× | 6.9× |
| Net cash | -$73.41B | -$30.59B |
| Dividend yield | 3.69% | 3.04% |
| Volatility (60d) | 14.7% | 25.7% |
| 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).