Southern Company [NYSE: SO] gained 0.51% or 5239908.17 points to close at $5240000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 7139959 shares.
It opened the trading session at $92.0, the shares rose to $92.515 and dropped to $91.27, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for SO points out that the company has recorded 11.42% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 5.24M shares, SO reached to a volume of 7139959 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Southern Company [SO]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for SO shares is $95.47 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on SO stock is a recommendation set at 2.43. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Raymond James have made an estimate for Southern Company shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on June 13, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on June 05, 2025, representing the official price target for Southern Company stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $78, while KeyBanc Capital Markets analysts kept a Underweight rating on SO stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.00, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.12.
Trading performance analysis for SO stock
Southern Company [SO] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.55. With this latest performance, SO shares gained by 2.56% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 11.42% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 12.12% in the past year of trading.
Southern Company [SO]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Southern Company [SO] shares currently have an operating margin of 25.90% and a Gross Margin at 31.60%. Southern Company’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 16.54%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 3.20%, with Return on Assets sitting at 3.20%.
Southern Company [SO]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for SO. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Southern Company go to 6.55%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Southern Company [SO]
There are presently around $71.13%, or 71.20%% of SO stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of SO stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 100.76 million shares, which is approximately 9.1938%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 77.69 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$6.03 billion in SO stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$4.45 billion in SO stock with ownership which is approximately 5.2357%.
