Southern Company Increases Their Dividend by 3.1% in 2021

Posted by More Dividends in Dividend Increases On April 21, 2021

Dividend Increase Announcement

On April 19th, Southern Company announced a dividend increase of 3.1%. This will increase their dividend per quarter from $0.64 to $0.66. It is payable on June 7th for shareholders of record on May 17th. The new quarterly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $2.64 per share as compared to the current annualized dividend amount of $2.56 per share.

Southern Company Dividend Information

Annual Dividend: $2.64
Dividend Yield: 4.07%
Dividend Growth History: 19 years

Dividend Increase Effect On More Dividends

I am currently holding 26.379 shares of Southern Company. With this 3.1% increase, it will add $2.11 to my Projected Annual Dividend Income and thats not taking into account the compounding factor!

Conclusion

Southern Company has had a place in this portfolio for many years now. I have no intentions of ever selling the position. I would love to build upon it over time.

This is my only utility company that I own. So while I do not have alot of my portfolio allocated to utilities, I would love to grow this allocation over time.

Regardless of how large or small, I love all dividend increases. That is how we end up with More Dividends 😉

Do you currently hold any stock in Southern Company? What do you think of this dividend increase? Just let me know in the comments.

As always I look forward to reading all of your comments and questions, until then….. happy investing!

-Jason from MoreDividends.com

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