Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO Shares Bought by NEOS Investment Management LLC

NEOS Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) by 84.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,787 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 7,678 shares during the quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Atmos Energy were worth $2,866,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Atmos Energy in the third quarter worth $25,000. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. purchased a new stake in Atmos Energy during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Atmos Energy by 105.4% in the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 191 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. WFA of San Diego LLC purchased a new position in Atmos Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in Atmos Energy by 30.4% in the 3rd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 279 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ATO has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Atmos Energy from $163.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $180.00 price target on shares of Atmos Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Atmos Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Atmos Energy from $159.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Atmos Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $174.33.

Atmos Energy Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of Atmos Energy stock opened at $178.95 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $169.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $169.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Atmos Energy Corporation has a twelve month low of $141.59 and a twelve month high of $181.01. The stock has a market cap of $29.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.75.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.41 by $0.03. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 25.67%.The company had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.21 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.23 earnings per share. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.350 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 7.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Atmos Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 9th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd will be given a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 23rd. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.95%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Sean Donohue sold 450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.15, for a total value of $77,017.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 877 shares in the company, valued at approximately $150,098.55. This trade represents a 33.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Atmos Energy Company Profile

Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) is a U.S.-based natural-gas utility that primarily focuses on the regulated distribution of natural gas. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company operates through local distribution systems to deliver natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial and electric generation customers. Atmos’s core activities include pipeline operations, gas distribution, system maintenance and reliability programs designed to ensure safe and continuous service to its customers.

The company’s services encompass gas delivery, system integrity and maintenance, storage and transmission connections, and customer-facing programs such as billing, conservation initiatives and energy-efficiency offerings.