Are Things Looking Up For Southern Company (NYSE: SO)?

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The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry segment. The current market capitalization of Southern Company is $96.74B. A total of 3.33 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.36M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Spainhour Sterling A Jr. sold 793 shares of SO for 88.54 per share on Nov 04 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Legal Officer & CCO now owns 11,707 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 04 ’24, Spainhour Sterling A Jr. bought 793 shares at 88.54 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Kerr, II James Y disposed of 30,000 shares on Oct 04 ’24 at a per-share price of $89.64. This resulted in the Chairman, President & CEO, GAS holding 145,088 shares of SO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Kerr, II James Y bought 30,000 shares at $89.64 per share on Oct 04 ’24.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Southern Company pays an annual dividend of $2.86, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.24%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.57. SO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/18/2024 when it declared a $0.72 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/6/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/6/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/19/2024. The SO stock dividend was $0.72 per share in cash.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SO has a high of $94.45 and a low of $65.80.

As of this writing, SO has an earnings estimate of $0.54 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.58 per share and a lower estimate of $0.49. The company reported an EPS of $0.64 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. SO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.80B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $55.47B in debt and $10.92B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $30.39, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $32.57B.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SO is Buy with a score of 3.71.

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