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As of close of business last night, Southern Company’s stock clocked out at $94.53, up 0.90% from its previous closing price of $93.69. In other words, the price has increased by $0.90 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.2 million shares were traded. SO stock price reached its highest trading level at $94.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $93.83.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of SO’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.53 and its Current Ratio is at 0.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.89.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Raymond James on June 13, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $98.
On June 05, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $100.
KeyBanc Capital Markets Downgraded its Sector Weight to Underweight on May 14, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $78.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 11 ’25 when Spainhour Sterling A Jr. sold 2,380 shares for $95.02 per share. The transaction valued at 226,148 led to the insider holds 17,382 shares of the business.
Spainhour Sterling A Jr. bought 2,380 shares of SO for $226,148 on Aug 11 ’25. On Jul 21 ’25, another insider, Greene Kimberly S,, who serves as the Chairman, President & CEO, GPC of the company, sold 13,158 shares for $95.00 each. As a result, the insider received 1,250,010 and left with 93,661 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SO now has a Market Capitalization of 103987478528 and an Enterprise Value of 176875487232. As of this moment, Southern’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.60. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.236 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.235.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SO is 0.41, which has changed by 0.048236847 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SO has reached a high of $96.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $80.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.77%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that SO traded 4.91M shares on average per day over the past three months and 5804980 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 1.10B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.10B. Insiders hold about 0.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.77% stake in the company. Shares short for SO as of 1757894400 were 32942556 with a Short Ratio of 6.70, compared to 1755216000 on 34461147. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 32942556 and a Short% of Float of 3.0.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.9, SO has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.92. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030953143. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.8. . The current Payout Ratio is 71.61% for SO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-04-03 when the company split stock in a 10000:6109 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 8.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.6, with high estimates of $0.63 and low estimates of $0.47.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.3 and $4.26 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.27. EPS for the following year is $4.58, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $4.74 and $4.4.
Revenue Estimates
In . The current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $8.04B. It ranges from a high estimate of $10.01B to a low estimate of $7.41B. As of . The current estimate, Southern Company’s year-ago sales were $7.27BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.39B. There is a high estimate of $6.94B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.3B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $29.5B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $26.71B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $28.38B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $26.72BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $29.8B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $31.67B and the low estimate is $28.05B.
