SLIDESHOW: 10 Top DividendRank Utility Stocks

#10. Southern Company (The) (NYSE:SO) — 4.5% YIELD

Southern is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, and Mississippi Power Company, Co. is engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and purchase of electricity and the sale of electric service in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. Co.'s Southern Power Company subsidiary develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects, and sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market. Co.'s Southern Company Gas subsidiary is an energy services holding company whose primary business is the distribution of natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee.

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SO — Key Stats (updated 9 HRs, 54 MINs ago)

Name:  Southern Company (The) Website:  www.southerncompany.com Sector:  Electric Utilities Number of ETFs Holding SO:  122 (see which ones) Total Market Value Held by ETFs:  $6,943,876,813 Total Market Capitalization:  $58,766,000,000 % of Market Cap. Held by ETFs:  11.82% DividendRank:  At Dividend Channel Excellent — Ranked in Top 10% SO Dividend History »

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Hold (1.98 out of 4) 0th percentile (ranked lower than approx. 100% of all stocks covered) Based on data provided by Zacks Investment Research via Quandl.com

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