Schroder Investment Management Group Buys 19,738 Shares of Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO

Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its stake in Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) by 9.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 238,631 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,738 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group owned 0.15% of Atmos Energy worth $40,460,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ATO. W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc. boosted its position in Atmos Energy by 16.7% in the 2nd quarter. W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc. now owns 7,625 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,175,000 after buying an additional 1,093 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 206.8% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 26,925 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,597,000 after acquiring an additional 18,148 shares during the last quarter. Allstate Corp acquired a new position in shares of Atmos Energy during the third quarter valued at $961,000. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund lifted its stake in shares of Atmos Energy by 33.8% during the third quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 18,332 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,130,000 after acquiring an additional 4,636 shares during the period. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich boosted its holdings in Atmos Energy by 267.0% in the second quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 2,822 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $435,000 after acquiring an additional 2,053 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.17% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on ATO shares. Morgan Stanley set a $192.00 price objective on Atmos Energy in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Atmos Energy from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Atmos Energy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Atmos Energy from $159.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Atmos Energy to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $175.67.

Atmos Energy Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of Atmos Energy stock opened at $184.41 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $174.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $172.02. The stock has a market cap of $30.51 billion, a PE ratio of 23.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Atmos Energy Corporation has a 12 month low of $141.59 and a 12 month high of $187.98.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.23 earnings per share. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.350 EPS. Research analysts predict that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 7.18 EPS for the current year.

Atmos Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 9th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd were given a $1.00 dividend. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 23rd. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.95%.

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.