Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. Has $10.50 Million Stock Position in Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO

Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. lifted its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) by 5.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 62,662 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,262 shares during the period. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.’s holdings in Atmos Energy were worth $10,504,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in Atmos Energy by 30.4% during the 3rd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 279 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Little House Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Atmos Energy by 0.6% in the third quarter. Little House Capital LLC now owns 10,733 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,833,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. PAX Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy by 2.3% in the third quarter. PAX Financial Group LLC now owns 3,178 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $543,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy by 8.9% in the third quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 868 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $148,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 19.4% during the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 444 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.17% of the company’s stock.

Atmos Energy Stock Performance

Shares of ATO opened at $185.61 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $179.17 and a 200 day moving average of $174.00. The company has a market capitalization of $30.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.11, a PEG ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.69. Atmos Energy Corporation has a 12 month low of $141.59 and a 12 month high of $190.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.41 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.21 billion. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 25.67%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.23 earnings per share. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.350 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 7.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 9th. Investors 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 payout ratio is 51.95%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on ATO shares. Barclays upped their price target on Atmos Energy from $165.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Atmos Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Atmos Energy from $159.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Morgan Stanley set a $192.00 target price on shares of Atmos Energy in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Atmos Energy from $163.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $175.67.

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.