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NYSE:ATO

Atmos Energy - ATO Competitors

$112.36
+0.42 (+0.38%)
(As of 03/31/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$110.76
$112.42
50-Day Range
$106.52
$119.55
52-Week Range
$97.71
$122.96
Volume
1.24 million shs
Average Volume
816,969 shs
Market Capitalization
$16.09 billion
P/E Ratio
19.68
Dividend Yield
2.63%
Price Target
$121.88

ATO vs. NFG, NJR, OGS, AES, AGR, CMS, CNP, LNT, VIV, and PPL

Should you be buying Atmos Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Atmos Energy include National Fuel Gas (NFG), New Jersey Resources (NJR), ONE Gas (OGS), AES (AES), Avangrid (AGR), CMS Energy (CMS), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), and PPL (PPL). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

Atmos Energy vs.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) and National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Atmos Energy received 18 more outperform votes than National Fuel Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.68% of users gave National Fuel Gas an outperform vote while only 66.09% of users gave Atmos Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Atmos EnergyOutperform Votes
462
66.09%
Underperform Votes
237
33.91%
National Fuel GasOutperform Votes
444
67.68%
Underperform Votes
212
32.32%

Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. National Fuel Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Atmos Energy pays out 51.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Fuel Gas pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. National Fuel Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Fuel Gas has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

91.0% of Atmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of National Fuel Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Atmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of National Fuel Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

National Fuel Gas has a net margin of 26.25% compared to Atmos Energy's net margin of 17.06%. National Fuel Gas' return on equity of 27.11% beat Atmos Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Atmos Energy 17.06% 8.50% 3.60%
National Fuel Gas 26.25% 27.11% 7.20%

Atmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than National Fuel Gas. National Fuel Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atmos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Atmos Energy$4.20 billion3.83$774.40 million$5.7119.68
National Fuel Gas$2.19 billion2.42$566.02 million$6.548.83

Atmos Energy presently has a consensus target price of $121.88, suggesting a potential upside of 8.47%. National Fuel Gas has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.23%. Given National Fuel Gas' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe National Fuel Gas is more favorable than Atmos Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Atmos Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
National Fuel Gas
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Atmos Energy had 5 more articles in the media than National Fuel Gas. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Atmos Energy and 3 mentions for National Fuel Gas. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat National Fuel Gas' score of 0.92 indicating that Atmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Atmos Energy
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
National Fuel Gas
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Atmos Energy and National Fuel Gas tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ATO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ATO vs. The Competition

MetricAtmos EnergyNatural gas distribution IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$16.09B$11.14B$13.34B$14.67B
Dividend Yield2.69%3.24%3.73%3.87%
P/E Ratio19.6812.26107.0021.10
Price / Sales3.831.781,052.5510.82
Price / Cash11.6710.4425.0224.40
Price / Book1.674.091.886.89
Net Income$774.40M$753.00M$355.97M$867.48M
7 Day Performance2.72%5.91%2.99%4.42%
1 Month Performance-0.40%0.61%0.85%-3.48%
1 Year Performance-5.97%-7.85%-6.43%-11.73%

Atmos Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NFG
National Fuel Gas
2.6004 of 5 stars
$57.14
+0.7%
$70.00
+22.5%
-17.7%$5.24B$2.19B8.742,132
NJR
New Jersey Resources
1.8079 of 5 stars
$52.65
+0.7%
$46.75
-11.2%
+13.8%$5.10B$2.91B18.221,288Short Interest ↑
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OGS
ONE Gas
1.7825 of 5 stars
$78.91
+0.8%
$77.83
-1.4%
-10.7%$4.37B$2.58B19.293,800
AES
AES
2.4942 of 5 stars
$23.46
+2.3%
$31.00
+32.1%
-7.4%$15.70B$12.62B-26.979,100Analyst Revision
AGR
Avangrid
2.3852 of 5 stars
$39.50
+1.5%
$45.00
+13.9%
-15.2%$15.27B$7.92B17.327,579Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
CMS
CMS Energy
2.3788 of 5 stars
$61.17
+1.2%
$66.80
+9.2%
-12.6%$17.84B$8.60B21.469,073Short Interest ↑
Positive News
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
2.5302 of 5 stars
$29.30
+2.2%
$32.56
+11.1%
-4.7%$18.49B$9.32B18.438,986Positive News
LNT
Alliant Energy
2.376 of 5 stars
$52.82
+1.6%
$59.50
+12.6%
-15.9%$13.05B$4.21B19.353,129Short Interest ↑
Positive News
VIV
Telefônica Brasil
2.7381 of 5 stars
$7.69
+0.8%
$25.67
+233.8%
-29.9%$12.79B$9.30B16.3634,486Analyst Downgrade
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PPL
PPL
2.1216 of 5 stars
$27.53
+1.6%
$30.63
+11.2%
-4.0%$20.28B$7.90B26.736,527News Coverage
This page (NYSE:ATO) was last updated on 3/31/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff