After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
SO belongs to the Utilities sector of the NYSE while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of Southern Company is $90.22B. A total of 4.11 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.17M 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
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Southern Company pays an annual dividend of $2.86, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.47%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.18. 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.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. 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
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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.
