Atmos Energy (ATO) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Atmos Energy (NYSE: ATO) in the last few weeks:

• 2/7/2026 – Atmos Energy was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 1/27/2026 – Atmos Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $165.00 to $167.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2026 – Atmos Energy was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/21/2026 – Atmos Energy had its “underperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $180.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/15/2026 – Atmos Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $172.00 to $165.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Atmos Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $163.00 to $182.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – Atmos Energy had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/27/2025 – Atmos Energy was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 12/22/2025 – Atmos Energy had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/17/2025 – Atmos Energy had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $159.00 to $174.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/16/2025 – Atmos Energy had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $172.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $182.00.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 23rd will be paid a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 23rd. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Atmos Energy’s payout ratio is currently 51.95%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Sean Donohue sold 450 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.15, for a total transaction of $77,017.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 877 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $150,098.55. This represents a 33.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.43% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.