After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
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 $104.30B. A total of 6.81 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.28M 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
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 $2.90, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.06%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.75.
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 $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
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 $30.79, 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.
