The performance of the stock price over the year has been up and down, leaving investors with either an optimistic or pessimistic outlook, depending on how they interpret the data. Until today this year the stock’s price performance recorded an increase of 9.20%. However, over the last six months, the performance has been weaker by 4.77%. The price of SO increased 7.08% over the last 30 days. And in the last five days, it has surged by 0.04%.
The stock market performance of Southern Company has been very steady. Over the last year, the company’s stock hit its highest at $94.45 on 10/24/24, while the lowest price during the same time frame was $66.62, recorded on 04/16/24.
52-week price history of SO Stock
The history of a stock’s 52-week high and low prices can provide important information about its current state and future potential. Southern Company’s current trading price is -4.83% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 34.93%. The stock’s price range for this period has been between $66.62 and $94.45. The Utilities sector company’s shares saw a trading volume of about 8.83 million for the day, which was higher than the average daily volume of 4.71 million over the last three months.
The Connection Between Financial Performance and Market Capitalization
Southern Company (SO) has experienced a quarterly rise of 0.17% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 98.59B and boasts a workforce of 28600 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 86.48, with a change in price of +1.00. Similarly, Southern Company recorded 4,535,363 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +1.12%.
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 2.00. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 1.81.
SO Stock Stochastic Average
As of today, the raw stochastic average of Southern Company over the last 50 days is at 79.44%. This shows a increasee from the raw stochastic average of the previous 20 days, which was recorded at 74.45%. Further, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the last 20 days were 90.38% and 88.79%, respectively.
