Atmos Energy Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Atmos Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Atmos Energy stock.
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Atmos Energy saw a decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,860,000 shares, a decline of 30.1% from the March 15th total of 2,660,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,020,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days.
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Atmos Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 5th 2021.
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Atmos Energy will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, May 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) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 1st. The utilities provider reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.13. The utilities provider earned $914.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $985.11 million. Atmos Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.04% and a net margin of 21.32%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share.
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Atmos Energy's stock was trading at $102.85 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ATO stock has increased by 0.6% and is now trading at $103.48.
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Atmos Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.625 per share on Monday, March 8th. This represents a $2.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 19th.
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Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.39%. Atmos Energy has been increasing its dividend for 34 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Atmos Energy is 52.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Atmos Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.38% next year. This indicates that Atmos Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Atmos Energy issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Monday, February, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.90-5.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.04.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Atmos Energy's stock. Their forecasts range from $99.00 to $120.00. On average, they anticipate Atmos Energy's share price to reach $111.70 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.9% from the stock's current price.
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70 employees have rated Atmos Energy CEO Kim R. Cocklin on Glassdoor.com. Kim R. Cocklin has an approval rating of 91% among Atmos Energy's employees. This puts Kim R. Cocklin in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Ardevora Asset Management LLP (0.49%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.43%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.21%), Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.10%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.09%) and Gradient Investments LLC (0.09%). Company insiders that own Atmos Energy stock include David J Park, Frank H Yoho and Richard A Sampson.
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ATO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Retirement Systems of Alabama, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc., Hennessy Advisors Inc., Sentry Investment Management LLC, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV, and Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd..
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ATO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Clarus Group Inc., Ardevora Asset Management LLP, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Pensionfund Sabic, Gradient Investments LLC, Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd, and TRH Financial LLC. Company insiders that have bought Atmos Energy stock in the last two years include Frank H Yoho, and Richard A Sampson.
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One share of ATO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $103.48.

Atmos Energy has a market capitalization of $13.26 billion and generates $2.82 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $601.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.72 on an earnings per share basis.

Atmos Energy employs 4,694 workers across the globe.

Atmos Energy was founded in 1906.

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

Atmos Energy is headquartered at THREE LINCOLN CENTRE SUITE 1800 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS TX, 75240.

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.