13,948 Shares in Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO Purchased by Trust Co. of Vermont

Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 13,948 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,403,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in shares of Atmos Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $233,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in Atmos Energy by 10.8% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,168 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $490,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in Atmos Energy by 8.3% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 17,312 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,331 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Atmos Energy by 8.5% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,117 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $482,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the period. Finally, Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in Atmos Energy by 43.9% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 13,410 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,073,000 after purchasing an additional 4,088 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Atmos Energy

In other news, Director William James Ware bought 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $167.59 per share, for a total transaction of $50,277.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 488 shares in the company, valued at $81,783.92. The trade was a 159.57% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.43% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Atmos Energy Stock Performance

ATO opened at $170.12 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $173.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $178.25. Atmos Energy Corporation has a 52-week low of $160.10 and a 52-week high of $192.51. The company has a market cap of $28.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.23, a PEG ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.08. Atmos Energy had a net margin of 28.50% and a return on equity of 9.67%. The business had revenue of $879.06 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $900.82 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.16 earnings per share. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.400-8.500 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 8.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Atmos Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 24th will be issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 24th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.56%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $192.00 to $184.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $196.00 price objective on Atmos Energy in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Atmos Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Barclays dropped their price target on Atmos Energy from $184.00 to $183.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Argus lowered their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $190.00 to $185.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $188.27.

About Atmos Energy

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.