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Southern Company is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of Southern Company is $89.61B. A total of 4.02 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.37M shares.
In the most recent transaction, DAVIS MARTIN BERNARD sold 1,170 shares of SO for 85.90 per share on Dec 05 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP and CIO now owns 88,393 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 05 ’24, WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C sold 14,000 shares at 86.18 per share. SO shares that CEO, President and Chairman owns now total 73,911.
Among the insiders who bought shares, WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C acquired of 14,000 shares on Dec 05 ’24 at a per-share price of $86.18. In another insider transaction, DAVIS MARTIN BERNARD bought 1,170 shares at $85.90 per share on Dec 05 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Southern Company pays an annual dividend of $2.86, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.50%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.05. SO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.17% when it declared a $0.72 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/18/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/19/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.6%. The SO stock dividend was $0.72 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SO has a high of $94.45 and a low of $65.80.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
