3,203 Shares in Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO Bought by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,203 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $537,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ATO. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy by 30.4% in the third quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 279 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Little House Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Little House Capital LLC now owns 10,733 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,833,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. PAX Financial Group LLC increased its position in Atmos Energy by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. PAX Financial Group LLC now owns 3,178 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $543,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Atmos Energy by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 868 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $148,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Atmos Energy by 19.4% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 444 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ATO has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Atmos Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Atmos Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $192.00 price objective on Atmos Energy in a report on Friday, February 20th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Atmos Energy from $165.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on Atmos Energy from $163.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $175.67.

Atmos Energy Trading Up 0.0%

ATO opened at $189.00 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Atmos Energy Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $141.59 and a fifty-two week high of $190.13. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $180.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $174.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.55, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.69.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The utilities provider reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.41 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.34 billion for 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 quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.23 EPS. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.350 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 7.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Atmos Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 9th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd were given a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.95%.

Atmos Energy Company 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.