Utility Stock Showdown: Southern Company vs. NextEra Energy -- Which Is the Better Buy? [Globe and Mail, The (Toronto, Canada)]
Southern Company (The) 2025 Series A Corporate Units (SOMN)
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Southern Company is highly conservative, while NextEra Energy is willing to push the envelope on growth. The truth is, Southern Company (NYSE: SO) and NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) are both well-run utilities. Investors wouldn't be making a mistake by buying either one. However, they are vastly different businesses, and that could change your choice as you look at these two giant U.S. regulated utility companies. Here's how to pick between them. Southern Company is boring A few years ago, Southern Company's stock was out of favor because it was experiencing significant delays and cost overruns on a major capital investment project. That is when I bought the stock, because I believed the nuclear power plants it was building would be a long-term positive despite their near-term negative impact. Wall Street, however, viewed the nuclear projects as a big risk. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "I
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