Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO Shares Purchased by B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG raised its stake in Atmos Energy by 26.2% in Q4, buying 5,400 shares to hold 25,985 shares worth about $4.36 million, and institutional investors now own roughly 90.17% of the company with large positions held by firms like Capital International and State Street.
• Atmos beat quarterly expectations with $2.44 EPS (vs. $2.41 expected) and $1.34 billion in revenue, and issued FY2026 guidance of $8.15–$8.35 EPS (analysts project $8.28).
• The company pays a $1.00 quarterly dividend ($4.00 annual) for a 2.2% yield

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG boosted its position in Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO - Free Report) by 26.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,985 shares of the utilities provider's stock after purchasing an additional 5,400 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in Atmos Energy were worth $4,359,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 10,965,840 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,872,162,000 after purchasing an additional 359,780 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in Atmos Energy by 3.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,630,522 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,815,162,000 after buying an additional 356,942 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in Atmos Energy by 2.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,737,053 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $638,102,000 after buying an additional 84,786 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Atmos Energy by 0.6% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,099,360 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $529,216,000 after purchasing an additional 17,022 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in Atmos Energy by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,975,460 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $331,146,000 after buying an additional 25,963 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.17% of the company's stock.

Atmos Energy Price Performance

Atmos Energy stock opened at $185.47 on Friday. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $185.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $176.39. Atmos Energy Corporation has a one year low of $149.98 and a one year high of $192.51. 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 cap of $30.68 billion, a PE ratio of 24.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.69.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.23 EPS. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.350 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 8.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were issued 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 of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. Atmos Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.95%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial began coverage on Atmos Energy in a research report on Tuesday. They issued a "hold" rating and a $195.00 price target for the company. Citigroup raised their price objective on Atmos Energy from $163.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings raised Atmos Energy from a "buy (b+)" rating to a "buy (a-)" rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Atmos Energy from $167.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Atmos Energy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Atmos Energy presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $181.11.

About Atmos Energy

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.

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