On Tuesday shares of Southern Company (NYSE:SO) closed at $44.27. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 3.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 3.32%. On 29 April, Southern Company (NYSE:SO) reported first-quarter 2015 earnings of $508 million, or 56 cents share, compared with earnings of $351 million, or 39 cents a share, in the first quarter of 2014.The first-quarter results for 2015 include a $6 million after-tax charge related to an increased construction estimate for Mississippi Power’s Kemper integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) project. The first-quarter results for 2014 included a $235 million (27 cents per share) after-tax charge for the Kemper IGCC project. Excluding these items, Southern Company earned $514 million, or 56 cents per share, during the first quarter of 2015 compared to $586 million, or 66 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2014.
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (NYSE:TRQ) in last trading activity increased 1.86% to close at $4.39. Company weekly performance is 4.28% while its quarterly performance stands at 35.91%. Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (NYSE:TRQ) is 0.23% away from its 52 week high. On 4 May, Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (NYSE:TRQ) said that, a deal that would have allowed Canada’s Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd to unload its remaining stake in Mongolian coal miner SouthGobi Resources.
Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:ARCC) has 0.20% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 52.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $16.24. Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:ARCC)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reiterated by equities researchers at BB&T Corp. in a research report issued on Monday.
On last trading day Donegal Group Inc. (NASDAQ:DGICB) remains unchanged to close at $19.74. Its volatility for the week is 3.18% while volatility for the month is 1.94%. Donegal Group Inc. (NASDAQ:DGICB) monthly performance is 4.57%. Donegal Group Inc. (NASDAQ:DGICB) reported that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.1350 per share of the Company’s Class A common stock and $.1175 per share of the Company’s Class B common stock. The dividends are payable on May 15, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 1, 2015. These dividends represent percentage increases of 2.7% for the Company’s Class A common stock and 1.3% for the Company’s Class B common stock compared to the previous quarterly cash dividend rates.