Janus Henderson Group PLC Increases Stock Position in Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO

Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) by 83.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,521 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,624 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in Atmos Energy were worth $2,682,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Garner Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Atmos Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Kingdom Financial Group LLC. acquired a new position in Atmos Energy during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Atmos Energy during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in Atmos Energy in the fourth quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Atmos Energy by 625.8% in the third quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 225 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. 90.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $196.00 target price on shares of Atmos Energy in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Argus reduced their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $190.00 to $185.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $192.00 to $184.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Atmos Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Atmos Energy from $182.00 to $191.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Atmos Energy has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $189.09.

Atmos Energy Stock Performance

Atmos Energy stock opened at $170.31 on Friday. Atmos Energy Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $160.10 and a fifty-two week high of $192.51. The company has a market capitalization of $28.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.25, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.60. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $173.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $178.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.81.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $879.06 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $900.82 million. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 9.67% and a net margin of 28.50%.During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.16 earnings per share. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.400-8.500 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 8.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 24th will be issued a $1.00 dividend. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 24th. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 47.56%.

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.