The gifts support local efforts to make a positive impact in communities across Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee and Virginia ATLANTA, Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company Gas and its philanthropic arm, the Southern Company Gas Foundation, awarded more than $11 million in financial gifts last year to over 600 nonprofit organizations in communities across the company's service territory. Collectively these gifts positively impacted approximately 4.5 million people across Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee an ...

Norfolk Southern Corporation’s (NSC) fourth-quarter 2024 earnings of $3.04 per share (excluding 19 cents from non-recurring items) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.95 and increased 7.4% year over year, owing to lower costs.Find the latest EPS estimates and surprises on Zacks Earnings Calendar.Railway operating revenues were $3.02 billion in the quarter under review, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.03 billion. The top line decreased 2% year over year due to weakness across all segments.Over ...

Southern Company (SO) , a major player in the utilities sector, operates through its subsidiaries in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. It owns and manages a diverse range of power generation assets, including nuclear, coal, hydro, solar, wind and battery storage facilities. The company serves about 8.9 million electric and gas customers across various states, including Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.With investments in natural gas distribution, renewable energy and distributed en ...

GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announced its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024."Our financial performance this quarter reflects continued momentum in margin and gives us great optimism as a starting point for 2025. Asset quality remained outstanding with excellent performance metrics and a positive outlook. Our balance sheet performed as we expected with the ...

Southern Power, a subsidiary of The Southern Company (SO) and a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider, has entered into a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with Keysight Technologies, Inc. (KEYS) to supply renewable energy credits. A 39 MW portion of the Phase III expansion will produce the energy credits to be supplied at Southern Power’s Millers Branch Solar Facility.Benefits of VPPAThe VPPA will help Keysight achieve its target of generating renewable electricity equivalent to 100% of its electric ...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2024 results on Jan. 29, before market open.Find the latest EPS estimates and surprises on Zacks Earnings Calendar.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NSC’s fourth-quarter 2024 earnings has been revised downward by 3.6% in the past 90 days to $2.95. However, the consensus mark implies a 4.2% rise from the year-ago actuals. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NSC’s fourth-quarter 2024 revenues is pegged at $3.03 billion, indicating a 1.43% de ...

Highlights Large-scale, C$20M technical program to be completed during 2025.Transforming Haib into a top-tier, high quality, low risk copper development project.Multi-phase, >55,000m drill program to be completed during 2025.Drilling underway with 3 drill rigs ramping up to 6 rigs and double shifting to maximize drilling rates.Phase 2 metallurgical test work underway, with results expected in Q1 2025.DRA Global Limited, an international engineering and project delivery group appointed as study consultant to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC), the holding company for Great Southern Bank, today reported that preliminary earnings for the three months ended December 31, 2024, were $1.27 per diluted common share ($14.9 million net income) compared to $1.11 per diluted common share ($13.1 million net income) for the three months ended December 31, 2023. For the quarter ended December 31, 2024, annualized return on average common equity was 9.76%, annualized ...

Looking for a stock that has been consistently beating earnings estimates and might be well positioned to keep the streak alive in its next quarterly report? Southern Co. (SO) , which belongs to the Zacks Utility - Electric Power industry, could be a great candidate to consider.This power company has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 13.65%.For the last reported quarter ...

Company prepared to respond to expected snow and sub-freezing temperatures.ATLANTA, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As Winter Storm Enzo brings sub-freezing temperatures to the state, Georgia Power is encouraging customers to take steps now to prepare and stay safe and warm. Whether exploring new ways to save energy or preparing for severe weather and potential power outages, resources available on GeorgiaPower.com and the company's social media channels include useful tips for weathering the storm.Tips to he ...