Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Invests $786,000 in Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO

Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,602 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $786,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Atmos Energy during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Atmos Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 105.4% during the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 191 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Atmos Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC purchased a new stake in Atmos Energy in the 3rd quarter worth $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $165.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded Atmos Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Mizuho increased their target price on Atmos Energy from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Atmos Energy from $163.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $175.67.

Atmos Energy Stock Up 0.1%

ATO stock opened at $185.14 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $173.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $171.82. Atmos Energy Corporation has a 12 month low of $141.59 and a 12 month high of $187.98. The company has a market cap of $30.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.04, a PEG ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.74.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.41 by $0.03. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 25.67%.The business had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. During the same period 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 7.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Atmos Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were issued 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 was Monday, February 23rd. Atmos Energy’s payout ratio 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.