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Southern Company (SO) shares closed today at 0.7% below its 52 week high of $68.21, giving the company a market cap of $70B. The stock is currently up 13.6% year-to-date, up 16.7% over the past 12 months, and up 70.5% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.9%, and the S&P 500 rose 4.9%. Trading Activity Trading volume this week was 65.2% lower than the 20-day average.Beta, a measure of the stocks volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.4. Technical Indicators The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates an upward trend.The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold. Market Comparative Performance The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Utilities industry sector , lags it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis Per Group Comparative Performance The company's stock price performance year-to-date lags the peer average by -18.2% The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months lags the peer average by -19.6% The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is 10.0% higher than the average peer. This story was produced by the Kwhen Automated News Generator. For more articles like this, please visit us at finance.kwhen.com. Write to [email protected]. © 2020 Kwhen Inc.

Hengehold Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 34,763 shares of the utilities providers stock after buying an additional 2,428 shares during the quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLCs []

Trevena, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRVN) with the stream of 5.21% also noticed, India The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) encountered a rapid change of -0.17% in the last hour of Thursdays trading session. Trevena, The post Stock Runner: Trevena, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRVN), The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) appeared first on Stocks Equity .

John G Ullman & Associates Inc. cut its holdings in shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) by 1.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 26,100 shares of the utilities providers stock after selling 450 shares during the []

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) CEO Kimberly S. Greene sold 66,121 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.54, for a total value of $4,465,812.34. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this []

Cutter & CO Brokerage Inc. trimmed its holdings in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) by 19.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 4,918 shares of the utilities providers stock after selling 1,187 shares during the period. Cutter & CO Brokerage Inc.s holdings in Southern were worth []

Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. trimmed its stake in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) by 50.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 5,000 shares of the utilities providers stock after selling 5,000 shares during the quarter. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.s holdings in Southern were worth $310,000 as []

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) CEO Kimberly S. Greene sold 66,121 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.54, for a total value of $4,465,812.34. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. NYSE:SO [] The post Kimberly S. Greene Sells 66,121 Shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Stock appeared first on ETF Daily News .

Archer Investment Corp raised its position in The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,800 shares of the utilities providers stock after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the quarter. Archer Investment Corps holdings in Southern were []

M&T Bank Corp lifted its stake in shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 133,931 shares of the utilities providers stock after acquiring an additional 2,415 shares during the period. M&T Bank []

Southern Company (The) with ticker code (SO) now have 17 analysts covering the stock with the consensus suggesting a rating of ''Hold''. The range between the high target price and low target price is between 75 and 48 calculating the average target price we see 67. Now with the previous closing price of 67.55 this indicates there is a potential downside of -.8%. There is a 50 day moving average of 63.24 and the 200 day moving average is 63.57. The market cap for the company is $70,837m. Find out more information at: https://www.southerncompany.com [stock_market_widget type="chart" symbol="SO" chart="bar" range="6mo" interval="1d" line-color="rgb(49, 125, 189)"] The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy and battery energy storage projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations.

Scotiabank cut shares of Southern (NYSE:SO) from a sector outperform rating to a sector perform rating in a research note released on Wednesday, Analyst Ratings Network reports. Several other analysts have also issued reports on SO. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Southern from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an underweight rating []

Shikiar Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) by 107.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 14,750 shares of the utilities providers stock after purchasing an additional 7,650 shares during the quarter. Shikiar Asset []