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In the latest session, Southern Company (NYSE: SO) closed at $89.97 up 0.41% from its previous closing price of $89.60. In other words, the price has increased by $0.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.65 million shares were traded. SO stock price reached its highest trading level at $90.06 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $89.14.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Southern Company’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 92.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 490.94. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.46 and its Current Ratio is at 0.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.81.
On September 20, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $94.
Mizuho Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on September 16, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $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 Mar 10 ’25 when Greene Kimberly S, sold 32,190 shares for $93.12 per share. The transaction valued at 2,997,533 led to the insider holds 106,819 shares of the business.
Greene Kimberly S, bought 32,190 shares of SO for $2,997,582 on Mar 10 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C, who serves as the Chairman, President & CEO of the company, sold 24,407 shares for $90.13 each. As a result, the insider received 2,199,803 and left with 87,721 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 98679095296 and an Enterprise Value of 167352287232. As of this moment, Southern’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.262 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.929.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SO is 0.39, which has changed by 0.28896844 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08190584 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 $67.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.97%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SO has traded an average of 4.94M shares per day and 4714710 over the past ten days. A total of 1.10B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.09B. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.75% stake in the company. Shares short for SO as of 1740700800 were 20813683 with a Short Ratio of 4.21, compared to 1738281600 on 17875181. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 20813683 and a Short% of Float of 1.9.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for SO is 2.88, from 2.86 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.031919643The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.95. The current Payout Ratio is 71.61% for SO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1739836800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-04-03 when the company split stock in a 10000:6109 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Southern Company (SO) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 9.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.09, with high estimates of $1.16 and low estimates of $1.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.4 and $4.24 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.29. EPS for the following year is $4.57, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $4.77 and $4.39.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 4 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $7.17B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $7.28B to a low estimate of $7.09B. As of the current estimate, Southern Company’s year-ago sales were $6.65BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.57B. There is a high estimate of $6.62B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.47B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $28.75B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $25.98B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $27.48B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $26.72BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $28.57B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $30.51B and the low estimate is $27.4B.
