Currently, Southern Company [SO] is trading at $90.85, up 1.18%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The SO shares have gain 2.20% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.97%, 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.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $65.99 and a high of $94.45 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $86.5 within the next 12 months. Southern Company [NYSE: SO] shares were valued at $90.85 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.79% based on the average SO price forecast.
Analyzing the SO fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Southern Company [NYSE:SO] were 26.72B which represents 4.90% growth. 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 89.84 points at the first support level, and at 88.84 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 91.35, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 91.86.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Southern Company [NYSE:SO] is 0.67. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.46, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.73, the price to book ratio is 3.00 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.77.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved DAVIS MARTIN BERNARD, Officer, that happened on Mar 03 ’25 when 1125.0 shares were purchased. Chairman, President & CEO, WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C completed a deal on Feb 25 ’25 to sell 1593.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C bought 26000.0 shares on Feb 25 ’25.
