Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on Atmos Energy FY2025 Earnings

Atmos Energy Co. (NYSE:ATO) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Atmos Energy in a report released on Monday, January 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $7.23 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $7.16. The consensus estimate for Atmos Energy’s current full-year earnings is $7.14 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Atmos Energy’s FY2026 earnings at $7.79 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $8.38 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $8.97 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on ATO. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upped their price target on shares of Atmos Energy from $144.00 to $150.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Argus upgraded Atmos Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Atmos Energy from $145.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Atmos Energy from $148.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on shares of Atmos Energy in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $156.00 price target for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Atmos Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $148.75.

Atmos Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ATO opened at $139.49 on Tuesday. Atmos Energy has a one year low of $110.46 and a one year high of $152.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The company has a market cap of $21.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.30, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.71. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $142.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $134.77.

Atmos Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 25th were given a dividend of $0.87 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 25th. This is a boost from Atmos Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.49%. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 50.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Edward Geiser purchased 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $144.89 per share, with a total value of $362,225.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 2,602 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $377,003.78. The trade was a 2,450.98 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ATO. One Wealth Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Atmos Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $214,000. CWA Asset Management Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Atmos Energy by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 2,217 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $309,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Pensionfund Sabic lifted its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 22.2% during the 4th quarter. Pensionfund Sabic now owns 11,000 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,532,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Atmos Energy by 40.5% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,288 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $179,000 after acquiring an additional 371 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Atmos Energy by 6.7% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 228,733 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $31,728,000 after purchasing an additional 14,377 shares during the period. 90.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Atmos Energy Company Profile

Atmos Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated natural gas distribution, and pipeline and storage businesses in the United States. It operates through two segments, Distribution, and Pipeline and Storage. The Distribution segment is involved in the regulated natural gas distribution and related sales operations in eight states.