Atmos Energy
About: Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 3.3 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
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q1] → 9 (+3) [Q2]
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 365 | Existing positions reduced: 270
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 91 | Existing positions closed: 73
2.29% more ownership
Funds ownership: 98.5% [Q1] → 100.79% (+2.29%) [Q2]
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.2B [Q1] → $24.6B (+$481M) [Q2]
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 852 [Q1] → 855 (+3) [Q2]
65% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21.2M | Put options by funds: $59.9M
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
Ladenburg Thalmann
Paul Fremont
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$163
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Neutral
Downgraded
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8 Aug 2025 |
UBS
William Appicelli
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$159
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Neutral
Maintained
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30 Jul 2025 |
Barclays
Nicholas Campanella
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$153
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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10 Jul 2025 |
Morgan Stanley
Stephen Byrd
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$156
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Overweight
Maintained
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18 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 8 articles about ATO published over the past 30 days