Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO Shares Sold by Partners Group Holding AG

Partners Group Holding AG decreased its position in shares of Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) by 15.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 271,689 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 51,456 shares during the quarter. Atmos Energy comprises about 2.6% of Partners Group Holding AG’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Partners Group Holding AG owned about 0.17% of Atmos Energy worth $46,391,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Atmos Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $282,487,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy by 94.9% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,652,267 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $562,851,000 after purchasing an additional 1,778,653 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its stake in shares of Atmos Energy by 220.1% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 720,956 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $111,107,000 after purchasing an additional 495,712 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in Atmos Energy by 23.6% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,899,283 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $292,699,000 after purchasing an additional 362,894 shares during the period. Finally, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC bought a new position in Atmos Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $48,798,000. Institutional investors own 90.17% of the company’s stock.

Atmos Energy Stock Up 0.1%

ATO stock opened at $182.19 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $170.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $170.66. Atmos Energy Corporation has a 52-week low of $141.59 and a 52-week high of $182.68. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $30.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.66, a P/E/G ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 0.75.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last announced 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 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 period in the previous year, the business earned $2.23 EPS. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.350 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 7.18 EPS for the current year.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 of this dividend is Monday, February 23rd. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 51.95%.

Insider Activity

In other Atmos Energy news, Director Sean Donohue sold 450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.15, for a total value 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on ATO shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Atmos Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Citigroup increased their price target on Atmos Energy from $163.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Zacks Research raised Atmos Energy to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Atmos Energy from $165.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $192.00 target price on shares of Atmos Energy in a research note on Friday, February 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $175.67.

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.