PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab Purchases Shares of 639,039 Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO

Key Points

• PFA Pension established a new stake in Atmos Energy in Q4, buying 639,039 shares worth about $107.7 million, equal to roughly 0.40% of the company.
• Atmos beat Q4 EPS and revenue estimates and set FY2026 guidance of 8.15–8.35 EPS; the stock yields $4.00 annually (~2.1%)"Hold" with an average price target of $181.11.

PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new stake in Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 639,039 shares of the utilities provider's stock, valued at approximately $107,729,000. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab owned 0.40% of Atmos Energy as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 206.8% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 26,925 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $4,597,000 after purchasing an additional 18,148 shares during the last quarter. Allstate Corp acquired a new position in shares of Atmos Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $961,000. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 33.8% during the 3rd quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 18,332 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $3,130,000 after purchasing an additional 4,636 shares during the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd raised its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 133.1% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 39,904 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $6,814,000 after purchasing an additional 22,784 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Calton & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Atmos Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $901,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.17% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on ATO. Citigroup boosted their price target on Atmos Energy from $163.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Atmos Energy from a "buy (b+)" rating to a "buy (a-)" rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Barclays boosted their price target on Atmos Energy from $167.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Truist Financial began coverage on Atmos Energy in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued a "hold" rating and a $195.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Atmos Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $181.11.

Atmos Energy Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of ATO opened at $188.80 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $185.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $176.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.13. The company has a market capitalization of $31.23 billion, a PE ratio of 24.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 0.65. Atmos Energy Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $149.98 and a fifty-two week high of $192.51.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO - Get Free Report) last released 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. The business 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 period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.23 EPS. 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 8.3 EPS for the current year.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 23rd. Atmos Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently 51.95%.

Atmos Energy 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.

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