Southern Company [SO] stock prices are up 0.55% to $88.89 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The SO shares have gain 3.87% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.06%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Southern Company [NYSE: SO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 23, 2025, when Guggenheim downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Previously, Jefferies started tracking the stock with Hold rating on September 20, 2024, and set its price target to $94. On September 16, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $90 on the stock. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on January 11, 2024, and upped its price target to $77. In a note dated December 08, 2023, Citigroup initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $82 on this stock.
The stock price of Southern Company [SO] has been fluctuating between $65.99 and $94.45 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $86.5 within the next 12 months. Southern Company [NYSE: SO] shares were valued at $88.89 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -2.69% based on the average SO price forecast.
Analyzing the SO fundamentals
The Southern Company [NYSE:SO] reported sales of 26.72B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 4.90%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.41% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.26%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.0.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 88.10 points at the first support level, and at 87.31 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 89.65, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 90.42.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Southern Company [NYSE:SO]’s Current Ratio is 0.67. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.46 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.65, the price to book ratio is 2.94 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.28.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Cummiskey Christopher, EVP, that happened on Feb 19 ’25 when 944.0 shares were sold. Officer, Cummiskey Christopher completed a deal on Feb 19 ’25 to buy 944.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chairman, President & CEO, APC Peoples James Jeffrey sold 14540.0 shares on Feb 11 ’25.
