Investors’ outlook regarding the stock price performance over the year has been a mixed bag, with a range of optimism to pessimism depending on their perspective. Year to date metric has recorded a gain of 18.77%.However, over the last six months, we can see a weaker performance of 6.85%. Over the last 30 days, the price of SO has leaped by -5.29%. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -1.32%.
The market performance of Southern Company has been somewhat stable. Over the past year, the company’s stock achieved a high of $94.45 on 10/24/24, with the lowest value for the same timeframe being $65.80, recorded on 02/16/24.
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52-week price history of SO Stock
A stock’s 52-week price history, including the low and high prices, can offer valuable insights into its current standing and future prospects. Southern Company’s current trading price is -11.83% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 26.57%. The stock’s price range over this timeframe has been between $65.80 and $94.45. The shares of the Utilities sector company recorded a trading volume of approximately 5.47 million for the day, which was comparatively higher than the average daily volume of 4.33 million over the last three months.
The Connection Between Financial Performance and Market Capitalization
Southern Company (SO) has experienced a quarterly decline of -6.44% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 91.25B and boasts a workforce of 28100 employees.
How Moving Averages and Trading Volume Data Work Together
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 88.19, with a change in price of +1.11. Similarly, Southern Company recorded 4,356,542 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +1.35%.
SO’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: A Comprehensive Review
A key metric for assessing a company’s financial well-being and market status is the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio is derived by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, and it demonstrates the level of debt a company uses to support its assets relative to shareholder equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for SO stands at 1.95. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 1.88.
SO Stock Stochastic Average
The raw stochastic average for Southern Company over the last 50 days is presently at 14.54%. This reflects a drop from the raw stochastic average of the previous 20 days, which was noted at 21.46%. Further, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the last 20 days were 9.58% and 6.25%, respectively.
