Southern (SO) has been named as a Top 25 ”Dividend Giant” by ETF Channel, with a staggering $1.95B worth of stock held by ETFs, and above-average ”DividendRank” statistics including a strong 4.53% yield, according to the most recent Dividend Channel ”DividendRank” report.
The report noted a strong quarterly dividend history at Southern , and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points.
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The annualized dividend paid by Southern is $2.17 per share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend ex-dividend date was on 02/11/2016.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for SO, which the report stressed as being of key importance. Indeed, studying a company’s past dividend history can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue.
