Do You Have a Position in Southern Company (SO)? Here's the Essential Facts.

By Tamara Parker • Tuesday, December 13 09:41 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Utilities company Southern Company has logged a 1.1% change today on a trading volume of 236,500. The average volume for the stock is 4,469,906.

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. Based in Atlanta, United States the company has 27,027 full time employees and a market cap of $78,155,620,352. Southern Company currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 3.8% per year.

The company is now trading 3.16% away from its average analyst target price of $69.59 per share. The 17 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $59 to $85, and on average give Southern Company a rating of hold.

Over the last year, SO shares have gone up 7.7%, which represents a difference of 21.6% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $80.57 per share whereas its 52 week low is $60.71. Based on Southern Company's average gross margins growth of 2.5% over the last four years, its core business remains strong and the stock price may maintain this level of performance.

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