Rhumbline Advisers Has $60.18 Million Stock Holdings in Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO

Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) by 1.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 352,442 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,100 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers owned approximately 0.22% of Atmos Energy worth $60,179,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ATO. IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in Atmos Energy by 3.2% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,086 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $325,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake in Atmos Energy by 30.4% during the third quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 279 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Little House Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Little House Capital LLC now owns 10,733 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,833,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. PAX Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Atmos Energy by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. PAX Financial Group LLC now owns 3,178 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $543,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Atmos Energy by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 868 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $148,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.17% of the company’s stock.

Atmos Energy Price Performance

Atmos Energy stock opened at $177.89 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $168.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $169.18. Atmos Energy Corporation has a 12 month low of $141.59 and a 12 month high of $180.65. The company has a market capitalization of $29.43 billion, a PE ratio of 23.10, a P/E/G ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.75. 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 (NYSE:ATO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.41 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.21 billion. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 25.67%.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. Analysts expect that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 7.18 EPS for the current year.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 23rd. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.95%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Atmos Energy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $185.00 target price (up previously from $182.00) on shares of Atmos Energy in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Zacks Research raised shares of Atmos Energy to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Atmos Energy from $159.00 to $174.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $163.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $174.33.

Insider Transactions at Atmos Energy

In other Atmos Energy news, Director Sean Donohue sold 450 shares of Atmos Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.15, for a total transaction of $77,017.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 877 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $150,098.55. The trade was a 33.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 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.