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The price of Atmos Energy Corp (NYSE: ATO) closed at $151.97 in the last session, down -0.14% from day before closing price of $152.18. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. ATO stock price reached its highest trading level at $152.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $150.72.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ATO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.25 and its Current Ratio is at 1.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.65 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.65.
Argus Upgraded its Hold to Buy on December 20, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $150.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 14 ’25 when COCKLIN KIM R sold 15,000 shares for $150.98 per share. The transaction valued at 2,264,685 led to the insider holds 172,632 shares of the business.
COCKLIN KIM R bought 15,000 shares of ATO for $2,300,775 on May 14 ’25. On Dec 10 ’24, another insider, Atmos Energy Corporation Maste, who serves as the Issuer is Settlor of Trust of the company, bought 210,000 shares for $147.22 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ATO now has a Market Capitalization of 24171741184 and an Enterprise Value of 31986401280. As of this moment, Atmos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.13 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.607.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ATO is 0.70, which has changed by 0.3129158 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ATO has reached a high of $167.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $113.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.49%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ATO traded on average about 1.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1117550 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 158.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 158.08M. Insiders hold about 0.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.66% stake in the company. Shares short for ATO as of 1747267200 were 5066949 with a Short Ratio of 4.40, compared to 1744675200 on 4791746. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5066949 and a Short% of Float of 3.64.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ATO is 3.42, which was 3.35 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022017745The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.47. The current Payout Ratio is 47.16% for ATO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-27 with an ex-dividend date of 1748304000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1994-05-17 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Atmos Energy Corp (ATO) is currently being evaluated by 9.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.89, with high estimates of $1.04 and low estimates of $0.74.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.32 and $7.16 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.24. EPS for the following year is $7.79, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $7.98 and $7.7.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $848.97M. It ranges from a high estimate of $937M to a low estimate of $777.05M. As of the current estimate, Atmos Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $701.55MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $837.94M. There is a high estimate of $992.21M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $676.54M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ATO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.99B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.55B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.74B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.17BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.2B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.09B and the low estimate is $3.72B.
