Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Atmos Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $165.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Atmos Energy from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Atmos Energy from $159.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $192.00 price target on Atmos Energy in a research report on Friday, February 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Atmos Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $175.67.

Atmos Energy Stock Down 0.0%

Atmos Energy stock opened at $185.34 on Friday. Atmos Energy has a twelve month low of $141.59 and a twelve month high of $187.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.13. The firm has a market cap of $30.66 billion, a PE ratio of 24.07, a P/E/G ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.74. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $173.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $171.69.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.41 by $0.03. Atmos Energy had a net margin of 25.67% and a return on equity of 9.20%. The company had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.23 EPS. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.350 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Atmos Energy will post 7.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Atmos Energy

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Atmos Energy in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Garner Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in Atmos Energy during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Kingdom Financial Group LLC. bought a new stake in Atmos Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Atmos Energy by 85.9% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 158 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period. Finally, Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Atmos Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors own 90.17% of the company’s stock.

Atmos Energy Company Profile

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.