Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC Takes Position in Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC bought a new stake in shares of Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 7,056 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,300,000.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ATO. Compound Planning Inc. raised its position in Atmos Energy by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 1,654 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $277,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in Atmos Energy by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 1,579 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $265,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC boosted its holdings in Atmos Energy by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 1,514 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $254,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of Atmos Energy by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 8,153 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,506,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Atmos Energy by 39.1% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 235 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ATO has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Atmos Energy from $182.00 to $191.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Atmos Energy from $187.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Argus decreased their target price on Atmos Energy from $190.00 to $185.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Atmos Energy from $184.00 to $183.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $193.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Atmos Energy presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $186.92.

Atmos Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ATO opened at $172.47 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $173.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $178.16. Atmos Energy Corporation has a 1-year low of $155.56 and a 1-year high of $192.51. The firm has a market cap of $28.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.60.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.08. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 9.59% and a net margin of 27.58%.The company had revenue of $879.06 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $909.06 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.16 EPS. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.400-8.500 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 8.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Atmos Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 24th will be given a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 24th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Atmos Energy’s payout ratio is 49.14%.

Trending Headlines about Atmos Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Atmos Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Atmos Energy earned $1.43 per diluted share, exceeding the $1.34-$1.35 analyst consensus and rising from $1.16 a year earlier. Fiscal-year-to-date earnings reached $7.33 per share on $1.2 billion of net income. Atmos Energy Q3 earnings article
• Positive Sentiment: Management reaffirmed fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $8.40 to $8.50, broadly in line with the $8.44 consensus, reducing concerns about a forecast reset. The company also implemented $355 million in annualized regulatory outcomes. Atmos Energy fiscal 2026 earnings release
• Positive Sentiment: The board declared a quarterly dividend of $1.00 per share, or $4.00 annualized—14.9% above fiscal 2025—and the company’s 171st consecutive quarterly dividend. Atmos Energy dividend announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Atmos Energy spent $3.1 billion on capital projects through the first nine months, with more than 85% directed toward safety and reliability. Full-year capital expenditure guidance is approximately $4.2 billion, while available liquidity was $4.6 billion and the company maintained a 60% equity capitalization target.
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional trading was mixed in the latest quarter, with 482 investors increasing positions and 439 reducing them. Reported congressional activity consisted of one sale and no purchases, but these signals are unlikely to materially affect the investment case.
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly revenue of $879.1 million missed analysts’ $909.1 million estimate, creating a counterweight to the EPS beat. The revenue shortfall and ongoing capital-spending requirements may explain why the shares have not responded more strongly to the earnings report. Atmos Energy results summary

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.