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Analyzing SO Stock Before Making a Move

Shares of Southern Company have moved -2.0% today, and are now trading at a price of $69.11. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a 1.0% change. Today's trading volume is 3,578,545 compared to the stock's average volume of 4,472,663.

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. Based in Atlanta, United States the company has 27,423 full time employees and a market cap of $75,378,204,672. Southern Company currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 3.9% per year.

The company is now trading -7.79% away from its average analyst target price of $74.95 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $67.0 to $82.0, and on average give Southern Company a rating of buy.

Over the last 52 weeks, SO stock has risen 4.8%, which amounts to a -13.8% difference compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $75.8 whereas its 52 week low is $61.56 per share. Based on Southern Company's average net margin growth of inf% over the last 6 years, its core business is on track for profitability and its strong stock performance may continue in the long term.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Net Profit ($ k) Net Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023 26,255,000 2,915,000 11 -8.33
2022 29,279,000 3,428,000 12 20.0
2021 23,113,000 2,309,000 10 -33.33
2020 20,375,000 3,103,000 15 -28.57
2019 22,596,000 4,744,000 21 inf
2018 23,500,000,000,000 2,300,000 0
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