Atmos Energy (ATO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Atmos Energy Corporation is a regulated natural gas distribution and pipeline company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company delivers natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers and is one of the largest natural gas distributors in the United States.

Atmos Energy operates through two primary businesses: natural gas distribution and pipeline and storage operations. Its distribution activities include acquiring, transporting, storing and delivering natural gas, while its pipeline operations provide transportation and storage services and support the company’s distribution network.

The company serves customers across eight states, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Atmos Energy traces its history to 1906 and has expanded over time through the development and acquisition of natural gas distribution and pipeline assets. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ATO.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $158.37 to $159.78
• 50-Day Range: $156.18 to $173.92
• 52-Week Range: $154.72 to $192.51
• Volume: 129,328 shs
• Average Volume: 1.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.89
• Dividend Yield: 2.52%
• Price Target: $183.58
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Atmos Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Atmos Energy scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Atmos Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.21, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Atmos Energy has a consensus price target of $183.58, representing about 15.9% upside from its current price of $158.38.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Atmos Energy has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Atmos Energy are expected to grow by 6.97% in the coming year, from $8.47 to $9.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Atmos Energy is 18.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.82.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Atmos Energy is 18.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.23.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Atmos Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.58. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Atmos Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.87. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.56% of the float of Atmos Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Atmos Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Atmos Energy has recently decreased by 2.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Atmos Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.50%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Atmos Energy has been increasing its dividend for 41 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Atmos Energy is 47.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Atmos Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.15% next year. This indicates that Atmos Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.25

News Sentiment

Atmos Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Atmos Energy this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for ATO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Atmos Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Atmos Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $50,277.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.43% of the stock of Atmos Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.17% of the stock of Atmos Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/8 Dividend: 8/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/8 Dividend: 8/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/08/2026
• Today: 10/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ATO
• CIK: 731802
• Web: www.atmosenergy.com
• Phone: (972) 934-9227
• Fax: 972-855-3040
• Employees: 5,487
• Year Founded: 1906

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Atmos Energy: $183.58
• High Price Target: $200.00
• Low Price Target: $167.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.21
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.73
• P/E Growth: 2.58
• Net Income: $1.20 billion
• Net Margins: 28.50%
• Pretax Margin: 35.63%
• Return on Equity: 9.67%
• Return on Assets: 4.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.64
• Current Ratio: 0.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.70
• Cash Flow: $11.88 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.36
• Book Value: $84.47 per share
• Price / Book: 1.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 168,990,000
• Free Float: 168,262,000
• Market Cap: $26.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.57