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EMA vs SO
Side-by-side comparison of Emera Incorporated (EMA) and Southern Company (SO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both EMA and SO operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- SO is the larger of the two at $102.31B, about 6.7x EMA ($15.38B).
- Over the past year, EMA is up 5.3% and SO is down 4.5% - EMA leads by 9.8 points.
- SO has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for EMA).
- SO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 3 for EMA).
Southern Company
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy and battery energy storage projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. It owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 44 solar facilities, 13 wind facilities, 1 fuel cell facility, and 1 battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 75,924 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.6 million electric and gas utility customers. It also provides products and services in the areas of energy efficiency, and utility infrastructure. In addition, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Latest EMA
- Bernhard Capital Partners Completes Acquisition of New Mexico Gas Company
- Emera Completes Sale of New Mexico Gas Company
- Emera Reports 2026 Second Quarter Financial Results
- Final Approval Received for Emera’s Sale of New Mexico Gas Company
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Emera Incorporated
- CORRECTING and REPLACING Emera Declares Quarterly Dividends
- Emera Declares Quarterly Dividends
- Emera Teleconference on August 7 to Discuss Q2 2026 Results
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Emera Incorporated
- Emera Inc. Announces Election of Directors
Latest SO
- Georgia Power's Learning Power program marks 15 years and 1.5 million Georgia students reached
- Georgia Power Generation employees keep reliable energy flowing throughout the hottest days of summer
- Southern Power Foundation distributes grant to Haskell County, Texas, fire department
- Southern Company announces upsize and pricing of $725 million in aggregate principal amount of Series 2026A 2.125% Convertible Senior Notes due December 15, 2027 and $1.65 billion in aggregate principal amount of Series 2026B 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes due September 15, 2029
- Southern Company announces offerings of $650 million in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due December 15, 2027 and $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due September 15, 2029
- Georgia Power, Department of Energy and elected officials celebrate the future of energy production at Plant Bowen
- Southern Company reports second-quarter 2026 earnings
- Georgia Power cuts ribbon on new Moody battery energy storage facility paired with solar
- ALABAMA POWER ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Southern Company Joins President Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, Reinforcing Customer-First Approach to Powering Growth