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Bokf Na boosted its position in Atmos Energy Co. ( NYSE:ATO – Free Report ) by 534.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The fund owned 7,372 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,210 shares during the period. Bokf Na’s holdings in Atmos Energy were worth $860,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company.
Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY lifted its stake in Atmos Energy by 0.3% in the second quarter.
Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY now owns 30,179 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,520,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc.
lifted its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 3.9% during the second quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc.
now owns 2,328 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $272,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 2.9% during the first quarter.
TIAA Trust National Association now owns 3,612 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $429,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 0.
4% during the first quarter. Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc. now owns 24,285 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,887,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter.
Finally, Thomasville National Bank lifted its position in shares of Atmos Energy by 0.9% during the first quarter. Thomasville National Bank now owns 12,767 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,518,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares in the last quarter.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.17% of the company’s stock. Analysts Set New Price Targets Several research firms have issued reports on ATO.
Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Atmos Energy from $132.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th.
StockNews.com upgraded Atmos Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH initiated coverage on Atmos Energy in a research report on Monday, September 9th.
They set a “buy” rating and a $144.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Atmos Energy from $122.
00 to $119.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
upped their price target on shares of Atmos Energy from $134.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 15th.
Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $134.
71. Atmos Energy Stock Up 1.6 % ATO opened at $136.
97 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $20.67 billion, a PE ratio of 20.
54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.68.
The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.
65. Atmos Energy Co. has a 52 week low of $101.
00 and a 52 week high of $136.97. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $127.
63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $120.28. Atmos Energy ( NYSE:ATO – Get Free Report ) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th.
The utilities provider reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.
03. The business had revenue of $701.55 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $924.
75 million. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 8.94% and a net margin of 25.
09%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.94 earnings per share.
As a group, research analysts expect that Atmos Energy Co. will post 6.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Atmos Energy Announces Dividend The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 26th were paid a dividend of $0.805 per share.
The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 26th. This represents a $3.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.
35%. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.28%.
Atmos Energy Profile ( Free Report ) 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.
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