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KEN vs SO

Side-by-side comparison of Kenon Holdings Ltd. (KEN) and Southern Company (SO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both KEN and SO operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
  • SO is the larger of the two at $104.48B, about 26.7x KEN ($3.91B).
  • Over the past year, KEN is up 106.3% and SO is up 4.7% - KEN leads by 101.6 points.
  • KEN has been more active in the news (7 items in the past 4 weeks vs 6 for SO).
  • SO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for KEN).
PerformanceKEN+106.27%SO+4.70%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-05
MetricKENSO
Company
Kenon Holdings Ltd.
Southern Company
Price
$75.72-4.91%
$92.64+1.11%
Market cap
$3.91B
$104.48B
1M return
-17.97%
-0.93%
1Y return
+106.27%
+4.70%
Industry
Electric Utilities: Central
Electric Utilities: Central
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2015
News (4w)
7
6
Recent ratings
0
25
KEN

Kenon Holdings Ltd.

Kenon Holdings Ltd., through its subsidiaries, operates as an owner, developer, and operator of power generation facilities in Israel and internationally. It operates in three segments: OPC, Quantum, and ZIM. The company's power generation plants operate on natural gas and diesel with an installed capacity of approximately 610 MW. It also designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells automobiles in China. As of December 31, 2020, the company's Qoros' dealerships included 418 point of sales facilities. In addition, Kenon Holdings Ltd., through its 28% stake in ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd., operates a fleet of 87 vessels with a total container capacity of 374,636 TEUs. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Singapore. Kenon Holdings Ltd. is a subsidiary of Ansonia Holdings Singapore B.V.

SO

Southern Company

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy and battery energy storage projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. It owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 44 solar facilities, 13 wind facilities, 1 fuel cell facility, and 1 battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 75,924 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.6 million electric and gas utility customers. It also provides products and services in the areas of energy efficiency, and utility infrastructure. In addition, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.