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
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry segment. The current market capitalization of Southern Company is $103.61B. A total of 5.25 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.49M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Spainhour Sterling A Jr. sold 2,380 shares of SO for 95.02 per share on Aug 11 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP & CLO now owns 17,382 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 11 ’25, Spainhour Sterling A Jr. bought 2,380 shares at 95.02 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Greene Kimberly S, disposed of 13,158 shares on Jul 21 ’25 at a per-share price of $95.00. This resulted in the Chairman, President & CEO, GPC holding 93,661 shares of SO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Greene Kimberly S, bought 13,158 shares at $95.00 per share on Jul 21 ’25.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Southern Company pays an annual dividend of $2.90, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.08%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.32.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SO has a high of $96.44 and a low of $80.46.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. 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 $30.92, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $32.57B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 3.79.
