Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV Purchases 3,973 Shares of Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO

Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its position in Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) by 308.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,260 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,973 shares during the quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s holdings in Atmos Energy were worth $898,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ATO. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Atmos Energy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Atmos Energy during the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy by 105.4% in the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 191 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Atmos Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, WFA of San Diego LLC bought a new position in shares of Atmos Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at $46,000. 90.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Atmos Energy Trading Up 1.7%

ATO opened at $186.79 on Monday. Atmos Energy Corporation has a one year low of $141.59 and a one year high of $187.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $171.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $170.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.26, a PEG ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.74.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.41 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.21 billion. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 25.67%.During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.23 earnings per share. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.350 EPS. Analysts predict that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 7.18 EPS for the current year.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 23rd will be issued a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 23rd. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 51.95%.

Insider Activity at Atmos Energy

In other news, Director Sean Donohue sold 450 shares of Atmos Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.15, for a total transaction of $77,017.50. Following the sale, the director owned 877 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $150,098.55. The trade was a 33.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on ATO shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Atmos Energy to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Morgan Stanley set a $192.00 price objective on Atmos Energy in a report on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen cut Atmos Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Citigroup raised their price target on Atmos Energy from $163.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Atmos Energy from $165.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $175.67.

Atmos Energy 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.