Atmos Energy
About: Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 3 million customers in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. About two thirds of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas and owns an intrastate gas pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.
Employees: 5,260
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Funds holding %
of 6,790 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 9 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
932% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $26.1M | Put options by funds: $2.53M
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q2] → 3 (+1) [Q3]
23% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 70
21% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.9B [Q2] → $20.5B (+$3.55B) [Q3]
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 721 [Q2] → 737 (+16) [Q3]
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 267 | Existing positions reduced: 257
0.99% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.21% [Q2] → 95.22% (-0.99%) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$140
1%
downside
Avg. target
$149
5%
upside
High target
$165
16%
upside
9 analyst ratings
6 positive
67%
3 neutral
33%
0 negative
0%
Mizuho Gabriel Moreen 86% 1-year accuracy 12 / 14 met price target | 16%upside $165 | Outperform Maintained | 27 Nov 2024 |
Morgan Stanley Stephen Byrd 49% 1-year accuracy 20 / 41 met price target | 1%upside $143 | Overweight Maintained | 22 Nov 2024 |
Wells Fargo Sarah Akers 93% 1-year accuracy 13 / 14 met price target | 10%upside $156 | Overweight Maintained | 16 Oct 2024 |
Barclays Nicholas Campanella 79% 1-year accuracy 48 / 61 met price target | 1%upside $144 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 8 Oct 2024 |
Barclays Nicholas Campanella 79% 1-year accuracy 48 / 61 met price target | 1%upside $144 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 7 Oct 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 11 articles about ATO published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
1 day ago
Atmos Energy Corporation Announces Retirement of Karen E. Hartsfield and Appointment of Jessica Bateman Pulliam to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) announced today that Karen E. Hartsfield, currently Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, will retire in late 2025 after a distinguished career with the Company. She will serve in her current role until December 31, 2024, and then move into a Senior Advisor position, continuing to serve on the Company's Management Committee. Ms. Hartsfield joined Atmos Energy in June 2015 and assumed her current role in Augu.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
What Makes Atmos Energy (ATO) a Strong Momentum Stock: Buy Now?
Does Atmos Energy (ATO) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors? Let's find out.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Atmos Energy (ATO) Could Be a Great Choice
Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Atmos Energy (ATO) have what it takes?
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
My Best Dividend Aristocrats For December 2024
The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat ETF is up 10.26% year-to-date through October. I present 3 strategies that can theoretically beat the dividend aristocrat index in the long term. After 40 months of tracking these strategies, two strategies are generating a CAGR superior to NOBL.
Positive
Market Watch
1 week ago
15 stocks — including Palantir and Nvidia — whose sales estimates have risen the most this earnings season
Other companies whose consensus 2025 revenue estimates have increased the most include BlackRock and Coterra Energy.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
13 Upcoming Dividend Increases Including 2 Kings
This week's dividend increases feature two dividend kings, Stepan and Tennant, with average increases of 7.4% and a median of 5.4%. Thirteen companies are increasing their dividends this week, with an average increase of 7.4% and a median of 5.4%. My strategy focuses on buying, holding, and adding companies with consistent dividend growth and outperforming benchmarks, using data from U.S. Dividend Champions and NASDAQ.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
5 Defensive Stocks to Counter Volatility as Post-Election Rally Halts
Low-beta defensive stocks like AGR, ATO, DTE, CLX and INGR are a safe bet during times of market volatility.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Reasons to Add Atmos Energy Stock to Your Portfolio Right Now
ATO makes a strong case for investment, given its growth prospects, better debt management, liquidity and ability to increase shareholders' value.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Atmos Energy Reinforces Commitment to the North Texas Food Bank in the Fight Against Hunger
Atmos Energy has helped provide more than 2 million meals to North Texans facing hunger since 2006. Atmos Energy has helped provide more than 2 million meals to North Texans facing hunger since 2006.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
67 Aristocrats November Dividend Cornucopia Has 39 'Safer' And 2 Ideal Dogs
November's top-yielding Aristocrats include Franklin Resources, Amcor, Hormel, and Kenvue, meeting the dogcatcher ideal of dividends from $1K invested exceeding single share prices. Analysts forecast 12.5% to 20.12% net gains from the top-ten Aristocrat Dogs by November 2025, with NextEra Energy and Target leading the projections. Seven more Aristocrats, including Realty Income and Chevron, are within 50% of meeting the ideal dividend-to-price ratio, potentially becoming fair priced with market pressure.
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