Capital International Investors Acquires 359,780 Shares of Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO

Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) by 3.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,965,840 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 359,780 shares during the quarter. Capital International Investors owned 6.83% of Atmos Energy worth $1,872,162,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Atmos Energy Price Performance

NYSE ATO opened at $185.14 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.13. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $173.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $171.82. Atmos Energy Corporation has a 52-week low of $141.59 and a 52-week high of $187.98. The company has a market cap of $30.63 billion, a PE ratio of 24.04, a P/E/G ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.74.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last issued 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 quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.23 earnings per share. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.350 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 7.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ATO has been the subject of several research reports. 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 report on Wednesday, December 17th. Wall Street Zen raised Atmos Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Citigroup raised their price objective on Atmos Energy from $163.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Atmos Energy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $192.00 price target on Atmos Energy in a research report on Friday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Atmos Energy 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.