Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $125.13 Million Stock Holdings in Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) by 2.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 732,859 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,847 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.46% of Atmos Energy worth $125,128,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ATO. Cresset Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Atmos Energy by 1.2% during the third quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 63,709 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $10,878,000 after buying an additional 745 shares during the last quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Atmos Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $850,000. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Atmos Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,708,000. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co boosted its stake in Atmos Energy by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 18,500 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,159,000 after acquiring an additional 1,474 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Atmos Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,153,000. 90.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ATO has been the topic of a number of research reports. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Atmos Energy from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Atmos Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $159.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Atmos Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Atmos Energy to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. One investment 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $175.67.

Atmos Energy Stock Up 0.5%

Atmos Energy stock opened at $184.41 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Atmos Energy Corporation has a 1-year low of $141.59 and a 1-year high of $187.98. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $174.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $172.02. The company has a market cap of $30.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 0.74.

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

Atmos Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were paid a $1.00 dividend. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 23rd. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.95%.

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.