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As of close of business last night, Atmos Energy Corp’s stock clocked out at $166.98, up 0.76% from its previous closing price of $165.72. In other words, the price has increased by $0.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded. ATO stock price reached its highest trading level at $166.985 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $164.51.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of ATO’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.25 and its Current Ratio is at 1.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.67.
On April 28, 2025, Mizuho Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $164.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 26804297728 and an Enterprise Value of 34771451904. As of this moment, Atmos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.06, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.521 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.508.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ATO is 0.73, which has changed by 0.2941177 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 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 $127.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.46%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that ATO traded 911.97K shares on average per day over the past three months and 1199270 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 160.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 159.80M. Insiders hold about 0.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.44% stake in the company. Shares short for ATO as of 1753920000 were 5657932 with a Short Ratio of 6.20, compared to 1751241600 on 5778642. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5657932 and a Short% of Float of 4.02.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.415, ATO has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.42. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020607047The 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 2025-08-25. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1994-05-17 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 2.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.31, with high estimates of $2.34 and low estimates of $2.22.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.4 and $7.3 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.36. EPS for the following year is $7.84, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $7.99 and $7.7.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 5 analysts expect revenue to total $747.86M. It ranges from a high estimate of $889M to a low estimate of $574.36M. As of the current estimate, Atmos Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $657.94MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.26B. There is a high estimate of $1.5B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.01B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ATO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.77B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.65B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.95B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.17BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.55B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.19B and the low estimate is $4.87B.
