SOJC - The Southern Company JR 2017B NT 77 Stock Price & Dividend Safety Sector: Utilities | Exchange: New York Stock Exchange Current Price & Safety Score Price: 18.22 USD StockBonds Safety Grade: D Altman Z-Score (Bankruptcy Risk): 0.55 StockBond Score: -2.20 Company Description Southern Company functions as a parent organization primarily focused on the production and distribution of electrical power Its extensive operations are structured across three principal divisions Traditional Electric Operating Companies Southern Power and Southern Company Gas The Traditional Electric Operating Companies division encompasses vertically integrated utilities that possess and manage their own infrastructure for power generation transmission and distribution delivering electricity across Alabama Georgia Florida and Mississippi Meanwhile the Southern Power segment concentrates on developing acquiring owning and managing diverse energy generation assets including numerous renewable energy initiatives specifically for sale within the wholesale electricity market Lastly the Southern Company Gas division is responsible for the systematic distribution of natural gas via its extensive facilities located in Illinois Georgia Virginia New Jersey Florida Tennessee and Maryland The company which was founded on November 9 1945 maintains its corporate headquarters in Atlanta Georgia