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The price of Southern Company (NYSE: SO) closed at $88.50 in the last session, up 0.27% from day before closing price of $88.26. In other words, the price has increased by $0.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.91 million shares were traded. SO stock price reached its highest trading level at $89.165 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $87.49.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at SO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 0.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.90.
On May 14, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Sector Weight but kept the price unchanged to $78.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Underweight to Neutral on April 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $94.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 03 ’25 when DAVIS MARTIN BERNARD bought 1,115 shares for $89.94 per share.
Cummiskey Christopher sold 12,335 shares of SO for $1,104,476 on May 23 ’25. The EVP now owns 22,502 shares after completing the transaction at $89.54 per share. On May 23 ’25, another insider, Cummiskey Christopher, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 12,335 shares for $89.54 each.
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 97366810624 and an Enterprise Value of 168443379712. As of this moment, Southern’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.048 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.594.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SO is 0.37, which has changed by 0.12738848 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SO has reached a high of $94.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $76.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.59%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SO traded on average about 5.03M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5402450 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.10B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.10B. Insiders hold about 0.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.91% stake in the company. Shares short for SO as of 1747267200 were 21528898 with a Short Ratio of 4.28, compared to 1744675200 on 21962783. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21528898 and a Short% of Float of 1.96.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for SO is 2.90, which was 2.88 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032638263The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.88. The current Payout Ratio is 71.61% for SO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-19 with an ex-dividend date of 1747612800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-04-03 when the company split stock in a 10000:6109 ratio.
