In Wednesday’s Wall Street session, Southern Company (NYSE:SO) shares traded at $84.91, down -0.77% from the previous session.
SO stock price is now -5.72% away from the 50-day moving average and -3.24% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $93.32B.
With the price target maintained at $78, KeyBanc Capital Markets recently Downgraded its rating from Sector Weight to Underweight for Southern Company (NYSE: SO). On April 08, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its previous ‘Underweight’ rating to ‘Neutral’ on the stock keeping its target price maintained at $94, while ‘Guggenheim’ rates the stock as ‘Neutral’
In other news, Connally Stan W, EVP & COO sold 12,500 shares of the company’s stock on Mar 31 ’25. The stock was sold for $1,153,000 at an average price of $92.24. Upon completion of the transaction, the EVP & COO now directly owns 149,419 shares in the company, valued at $12.69 million. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On Mar 31 ’25, Officer Connally Stan W bought 12,500 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $1,152,980 was incurred on buying the stock at an average price of $92.24. A total of 0.14% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.
During the past 12 months, Southern Company has had a low of $76.64 and a high of $94.45. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.07, a current ratio of 0.86, and a quick ratio of 0.64. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $164497768448, which is based on a 20.36 price-to-earnings ratio, a 3.12 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 0.35. The fifty day moving average price for SO is $90.0662 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $87.75215 for the stock.
The latest earnings results from Southern Company (NYSE: SO) was released for 2025-03-31. The net profit margin was 16.54% and return on equity was 14.01% for SO. The company reported revenue of $7.78 billion for the quarter, compared to $6.65 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue rose 16.99 percent.
