The Southern Company (SO)

MsChelybell (95.71) Submitted: 6/02/06 7:08 PM : Start Price: $30.11 SO Score: 42.17

dividends!

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Strom88 (< 20) Submitted: 10/30/07 5:09 PM : Start Price: $34.82 SO Score: 38.37

Solid performance and dividend. As oil prices knock the wind out of the overall market, Southern will benefit. Long term, "locally grown" electricity use will increase as oil prices stay high.

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Tifonsi (34.45) Submitted: 12/02/06 9:00 PM : Start Price: $33.75 SO Score: -35.08

Two factors of concern:1) if the Dem incumbent PSC member loses the runoff election in Dec 2006 then the largest subsiduiary of SO will likely have a hostile regulatory environment; bad news with a rate case scheduled for 2007, 2) major capital expe...

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twigginton (41.95) Submitted: 9/19/06 12:55 AM : Start Price: $31.72 SO Score: 37.71

Good dividend yield, good safe pick. One of the best utilities to invest in, did underperform the DJ Utility index, but in the last couple of months, has begun a slow rise that is now beating the DJ Utility index, and should continue to do so.

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TMFHighYield (92.14) Submitted: 8/19/08 9:21 AM : Start Price: $37.02 SO Score: 19.30

Chosen to be a part of the High Yield Portfolio strategy. Originally created by Fool UK's Stephen Bland (TMFPyad) in November 2000, the High-Yield Portfolio (HYP) strategy invests in a diversified group of 15 blue chip dividend-paying stocks with str...

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NetscribeCnglmrt (< 20) Submitted: 6/05/07 6:36 AM : Start Price: $33.97 SO Score: 40.93

Southern company’s electric volumes continue to grow at a healthy clip well aided by strong economic growth, as reflected by the population growth in the Southeast region and increased usage. This trend is expected to continue and warrant more upward...

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GreatBigHerb (95.56) Submitted: 3/15/07 5:30 PM : Start Price: $33.39 SO Score: 35.75

Sooner or later the USA will realize that nuclear power is the cleanest most efficient power. Southern will continue to be the leader in the power industry.

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wikelly (87.90) Submitted: 3/01/07 7:43 PM : Start Price: $33.46 SO Score: 35.90

Another company that will be able to perform well for the long term.

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luckyman1980 (88.75) Submitted: 2/15/07 6:46 AM : Start Price: $34.14 SO Score: 36.61

High dividend. Good stock to hedge against market corrections.

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molliemd (75.20) Submitted: 8/24/06 5:08 PM : Start Price: $31.17 SO Score: -38.45

SAME AS RPM SLOW AS A SNAIL

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