Southern stock is trading -6.5% below its average target price of $92.53 after dropping -1.4% during today's morning session. Analysts are giving the Large-Cap Electric Utilities company an average rating of hold and target prices ranging from $72.0 to $104.0 per share.
Southern's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 2.0%. The stock's short ratio is 4.31. At 0.1%, the company's rate of insider ownership does not indicate that management is heavily invested in the corporation.
Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 71.1%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Southern.
Institutions Invested in Southern
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 9% | 102,790,453 | $8,893,429,648 |
| 2025-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 8% | 84,350,869 | $7,298,036,902 |
| 2024-12-31 | State Street Corporation | 5% | 57,646,249 | $4,987,553,269 |
| 2024-12-31 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 5% | 55,807,575 | $4,828,471,201 |
| 2024-12-31 | FMR, LLC | 3% | 28,215,976 | $2,441,246,148 |
| 2024-12-31 | Capital International Investors | 2% | 27,244,117 | $2,357,160,911 |
| 2024-12-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 25,050,209 | $2,167,343,998 |
| 2025-03-31 | Massachusetts Financial Services Co. | 2% | 21,178,566 | $1,832,369,459 |
| 2024-12-31 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 1% | 15,876,440 | $1,373,629,535 |
| 2024-12-31 | GQG Partners LLC | 1% | 14,802,254 | $1,280,690,966 |
