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On 4/28/11, Southern Company (NYSE:SO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4725, payable on 6/6/11. As a percentage of SO's recent stock price of $38.73, this dividend works out to approximately 1.22%.
Below is a dividend history chart for SO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.4725 declared by Southern Company:
SO Dividend History
Date
Div*
02/03/11
0.455
10/28/10
0.455
07/29/10
0.455
04/29/10
0.455
01/28/10
0.438
10/29/09
0.438
07/30/09
0.438
04/30/09
0.438
01/29/09
0.420
10/30/08
0.420
07/31/08
0.420
05/01/08
0.420
01/31/08
0.403
11/01/07
0.403
08/02/07
0.403
05/03/07
0.403
02/01/07
0.388
11/02/06
0.388
08/03/06
0.388
04/27/06
0.388
02/02/06
0.373
11/03/05
0.373
07/28/05
0.373
04/28/05
0.373
02/03/05
0.358
10/28/04
0.358
07/29/04
0.358
04/29/04
0.350
01/29/04
0.350
10/30/03
0.350
07/31/03
0.350
05/01/03
0.342
01/30/03
0.343
10/31/02
0.343
08/01/02
0.343
05/02/02
0.335
01/31/02
0.335
11/01/01
0.335
08/02/01
0.335
05/03/01
0.335
04/03/01
13.797
02/01/01
0.335
11/02/00
0.335
08/03/00
0.335
04/27/00
0.335
02/03/00
0.335
10/28/99
0.335
07/29/99
0.335
04/29/99
0.335
01/28/99
0.335
10/29/98
0.335
07/30/98
0.335
04/30/98
0.335
01/29/98
0.335
10/30/97
0.325
07/31/97
0.325
05/01/97
0.325
01/30/97
0.325
10/31/96
0.315
08/01/96
0.315
05/02/96
0.315
02/01/96
0.315
11/02/95
0.305
08/03/95
0.305
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from SO is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 4.88% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, SO makes up 10.98% of the Utilities HOLDRS ETF (UTH) which is trading up by about 0.4% on the day Wednesday.
SO operates in the Electric Utilities sector, among companies like UIL Holding Corp (NYSE:UIL) which is up about 0.6% today, and Portland General Electric Co. (NYSE:POR) trading up by about 0.3%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SO, versus UIL and POR.
In Wednesday trading, Southern Company shares are currently up about 0.3% on the day.
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