NYSE:ATOAtmos Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News

Atmos Energy's stock was trading at $102.85 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ATO stock has decreased by 2.4% and is now trading at $100.43. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Atmos Energy in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Atmos Energy.

Atmos Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Atmos Energy.

Atmos Energy will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, August 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Atmos Energy Co. (NYSE:ATO) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.03. The utilities provider earned $977.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.18 billion. Atmos Energy had a net margin of 20.02% and a return on equity of 9.35%. The firm's revenue was down 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.82 EPS. View Atmos Energy's earnings history.

Atmos Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.575 per share on Monday, June 8th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. View Atmos Energy's dividend history.

Atmos Energy updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.58-4.73 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.67.

11 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Atmos Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $98.00 to $125.00. On average, they expect Atmos Energy's share price to reach $114.32 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Atmos Energy.

Media coverage about ATO stock has trended extremely negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Atmos Energy earned a media sentiment score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Atmos Energy.

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Atmos Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ATO."

Atmos Energy's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Scout Investments Inc. (0.25%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.05%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.03%), Hexavest Inc. (0.03%) and Whittier Trust Co. (0.02%). Company insiders that own Atmos Energy stock include David J Park, Frank H Yoho, Nancy K Quinn, Richard A Sampson and Richard W Douglas. View institutional ownership trends for Atmos Energy.

ATO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Veracity Capital LLC, Whittier Trust Co., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Wesbanco Bank Inc., and Lbmc Investment Advisors LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Atmos Energy.

ATO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, DNB Asset Management AS, Ellevest Inc., Motco, Old Port Advisors, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, and Moody National Bank Trust Division. Company insiders that have bought Atmos Energy stock in the last two years include Frank H Yoho, and Richard A Sampson. View insider buying and selling activity for Atmos Energy.

Shares of ATO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ATO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $100.43.

Atmos Energy has a market capitalization of $12.28 billion and generates $2.90 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $511.41 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.35 on an earnings per share basis. Atmos Energy employs 4,776 workers across the globe.

The official website for Atmos Energy is www.atmosenergy.com.

Atmos Energy's mailing address is THREE LINCOLN CENTRE SUITE 1800 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS TX, 75240. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 972-934-9227.