Atmos Energy FY2025 EPS Estimate Boosted by Seaport Res Ptn

Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) – Seaport Res Ptn increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Atmos Energy in a research note issued on Monday, July 28th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $7.27 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $7.23. The consensus estimate for Atmos Energy’s current full-year earnings is $7.18 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Atmos Energy’s FY2026 earnings at $7.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.41 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on ATO. Argus raised Atmos Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Atmos Energy from $146.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Mizuho lowered Atmos Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $165.00 to $164.00 in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Atmos Energy from $148.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Atmos Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Atmos Energy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $157.14.

Atmos Energy Stock Performance

Shares of Atmos Energy stock opened at $156.41 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.70. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $154.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $151.88. Atmos Energy has a 12 month low of $126.08 and a 12 month high of $167.45.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The utilities provider reported $3.03 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.82 billion. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 9.05% and a net margin of 25.35%. The firm’s revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.85 earnings per share.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 27th were issued a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 27th. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.22%. Atmos Energy’s payout ratio is 48.33%.

Insider Activity

In other Atmos Energy news, Director Kim R. Cocklin sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.98, for a total transaction of $2,264,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 172,632 shares in the company, valued at $26,063,979.36. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Atmos Energy

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ATO. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 191.2% during the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 166 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 141.2% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 234 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Atmos Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. lifted its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 50.0% during the 2nd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 300 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, South Plains Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Atmos Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. 90.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Atmos Energy Company Profile

Atmos Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated natural gas distribution, and pipeline and storage businesses in the United States. It operates through two segments, Distribution, and Pipeline and Storage. The Distribution segment is involved in the regulated natural gas distribution and related sales operations in eight states.