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 $104.41B. A total of 3.9 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.19M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Greene Kimberly S, sold 13,158 shares of SO for 95.00 per share on Jul 21 ’25. After the transaction, the Chairman, President & CEO, GPC now owns 93,661 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 21 ’25, Greene Kimberly S, bought 13,158 shares at 95.00 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, DAVIS MARTIN BERNARD acquired of 30,000 shares on Jun 11 ’25 at a per-share price of $89.31. In another insider transaction, DAVIS MARTIN BERNARD bought 1,115 shares at $89.94 per share on Jun 03 ’25.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Southern Company pays an annual dividend of $2.90, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.05%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.78.
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 $96.44 and a low of $80.46.
As of this writing, SO has an earnings estimate of $0.88 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 11.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.91 per share and a lower estimate of $0.84.
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 $30.79, 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.
