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ETR vs SO
Side-by-side comparison of Entergy Corporation (ETR) and Southern Company (SO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ETR 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 2.1x ETR ($48.82B).
- Over the past year, ETR is up 17.3% and SO is down 4.5% - ETR leads by 21.8 points.
- SO has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for ETR).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
Entergy Corporation
Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of electricity in the United States. The company generates electricity through gas/oil, nuclear, coal, hydro, and solar power sources. It operates in two segments, Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities. The company's Utility segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, including the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas. Its Entergy Wholesale Commodities segment engages in the ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants located in the northern United States; sale of electric power to wholesale customers; provision of services to other nuclear power plant owners; and owning interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell electric power to wholesale customers. It sells energy to retail power providers, utilities, electric power co-operatives, power trading organizations, and other power generation companies. The company's power plants have approximately 30,000 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity, which include 8,000 MW of nuclear power. The company delivers electricity to 3.0 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Entergy Corporation was incorporated in 1949 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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 ETR
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Entergy Corporation
- Director Ropp Ralph Lewis bought $106,075 worth of shares (1,000 units at $106.08), increasing direct ownership by 41% to 3,423 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form FWP filed by Entergy Corporation
- SEC Form 424B3 filed by Entergy Corporation
- SVP Chief Tech & Bus Servs Off Chapman Jason exercised 9,447 shares at a strike of $59.46 and sold $1,030,290 worth of shares (9,447 units at $109.06) (SEC Form 4)
- Entergy announces quarterly dividend payment to shareholders
- Entergy reports second quarter 2026 financial results
- Entergy to report second quarter 2026 financial results on July 29
- Entergy and MHI Group Outline Collaborative Partnership Designed to Accelerate Commercialization and Affordability Around CCS Solutions
- EVP & Chief Operating Officer Cook-Nelson Kimberly sold $575,000 worth of shares (5,000 units at $115.00) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 14% to 30,770 units (SEC Form 4)
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