Southern Company [SO] stock is trading at $87.54, up 0.42%. 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 2.65% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.99%, and not 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 December 16, 2025, when Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to an Underweight but kept the price target unchanged to $81 for it. Previously, Goldman downgraded its rating to Neutral on November 06, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $98. On November 05, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $103 on the stock. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with an Equal Weight and recommended $97 as its price target on October 28, 2025. In a note dated October 17, 2025, Ladenburg Thalmann downgraded a Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $102.50.
Southern Company [SO] stock has fluctuated between $80.46 and $100.83 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $93.1 within the next 12 months. Southern Company [NYSE: SO] shares were valued at $87.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.35% based on the average SO price forecast.
Analyzing the SO fundamentals
Southern Company [NYSE:SO] reported sales of 28.91B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 7.55%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.26%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. 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 1.89.
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 87.14 points at the first support level, and at 86.73 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 88.06, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 88.57.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Southern Company’s Current Ratio is 0.75. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.56 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.2. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.33, the price to book ratio is 2.75 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.76.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Anderson Bryan D, EVP, that happened on Sep 30 ’25 when 6206.0 shares were sold. OFFICER, BRYAN ANDERSON completed a deal on Sep 30 ’25 to buy 6206.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & CLO Spainhour Sterling A Jr. sold 2380.0 shares on Aug 11 ’25.
