Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) Upgraded to “Hold” at Wall Street Zen

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on ATO. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $165.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Atmos Energy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Atmos Energy to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $163.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $159.00 to $174.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Atmos Energy has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $175.67.

Atmos Energy Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of ATO stock opened at $185.34 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $30.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.07, a PEG ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $173.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $171.61. Atmos Energy has a twelve month low of $141.59 and a twelve month high of $187.98.

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 analyst estimates 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 firm earned $2.23 EPS. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.350 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Atmos Energy will post 7.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Atmos Energy

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 54.0% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 816,586 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $136,888,000 after buying an additional 286,406 shares during the last quarter. Targeted Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Atmos Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $837,000. Tulsa Wealth Advisors INC bought a new position in Atmos Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $760,000. Tobam acquired a new position in Atmos Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $274,000. Finally, MidFirst Bank bought a new position in shares of Atmos Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $174,000. 90.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.