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In the latest session, Southern Company (NYSE: SO) closed at $88.26 down -0.75% from its previous closing price of $88.93. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.29 million shares were traded. SO stock price reached its highest trading level at $89.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $88.21.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Southern Company’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 0.91. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.02 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, Jefferies on September 20, 2024, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $94.
On September 16, 2024, Mizuho Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $90.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 04 ’24 when Kerr, II James Y sold 30,000 shares for $89.64 per share. The transaction valued at 2,689,200 led to the insider holds 145,088 shares of the business.
Kerr, II James Y bought 30,000 shares of SO for $2,689,277 on Oct 04 ’24. On Sep 06 ’24, another insider, Anderson Bryan D, who serves as the EVP & Pres. External Affairs of the company, sold 6,565 shares for $89.54 each. As a result, the insider received 587,830 and left with 44,467 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 96606748672 and an Enterprise Value of 165368725504. As of this moment, Southern’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.328 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.038.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SO has reached a high of $91.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $64.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.25%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SO has traded an average of 4.32M shares per day and 4497390 over the past ten days. A total of 1.10B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.09B. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.70% stake in the company. Shares short for SO as of 1727654400 were 20953489 with a Short Ratio of 4.85, compared to 1724976000 on 17637247. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 20953489 and a Short% of Float of 1.9199998999999999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for SO is 2.84, from 2.82 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.031710334The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.99.
