After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Southern Company is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Utilities sector and is a part of the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of Southern Company is $95.12B. A total of 4.51 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.43M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Peoples James Jeffrey sold 14,540 shares of SO for 86.00 per share on Feb 11 ’25. After the transaction, the Chairman, President & CEO, APC now owns 13,236 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 11 ’25, Peoples James Jeffrey bought 14,540 shares at 86.00 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Cummiskey Christopher disposed of 837 shares on Feb 04 ’25 at a per-share price of $83.32. This resulted in the EVP & CCO holding 22,502 shares of SO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Cummiskey Christopher bought 837 shares at $83.32 per share on Feb 04 ’25.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Southern Company pays an annual dividend of $2.86, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.29%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.22. SO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.44% when it declared a $0.72 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/18/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/18/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.17%. The SO stock dividend was $0.72 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by 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 $0.51 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 13.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.56 per share and a lower estimate of $0.49.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. 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
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 3.62.
