Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO Stock Holdings Boosted by NEOS Investment Management LLC

NEOS Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) by 84.3% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm 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 Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Atmos Energy news, Director Sean Donohue sold 450 shares of the firm’s 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 in the company, valued at $150,098.55. This trade represents a 33.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.43% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Atmos Energy Price Performance

NYSE ATO opened at $178.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market capitalization 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. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $169.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $169.99. Atmos Energy Corporation has a 52-week low of $141.59 and a 52-week high of $181.01.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. Atmos Energy had a net margin of 25.67% and a return on equity of 9.20%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.23 EPS. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.350 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 7.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on ATO shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Atmos Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Atmos Energy from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Citigroup upped their price objective on Atmos Energy from $163.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Atmos Energy from $159.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Atmos Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $174.33.

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.