Pacer Advisors Inc. Has $2.79 Million Holdings in Atmos Energy Corporation $ATO

Pacer Advisors Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO – Free Report) by 21.3% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 15,078 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 4,090 shares during the quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Atmos Energy were worth $2,785,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. bought a new position in Atmos Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $34,582,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy by 30.9% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 486,229 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $81,507,000 after purchasing an additional 114,836 shares during the last quarter. Opal Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Atmos Energy in the first quarter valued at $6,154,000. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Atmos Energy in the first quarter valued at $2,558,000. Finally, B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG raised its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy by 26.2% in the fourth quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 25,985 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,359,000 after buying an additional 5,400 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.17% of the company’s stock.

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Here are the key news stories impacting Atmos Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Fiscal third-quarter EPS rose 23.3% year over year to $1.43, exceeding the $1.34–$1.35 analyst consensus and the prior-year result of $1.16. Higher regulated rates helped drive the profit increase. Atmos Energy posts higher quarterly profit on rate hikes
• Positive Sentiment: Atmos reaffirmed fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $8.40 to $8.50, broadly consistent with the $8.44 analyst estimate, reducing concerns about a near-term outlook cut. The company also reported $7.33 in year-to-date EPS and approximately $1.2 billion in net income. Atmos Energy fiscal 2026 third-quarter results
• Positive Sentiment: The board declared a quarterly dividend of $1.00 per share, or $4.00 annualized, representing a 14.9% increase from fiscal 2025 and the company’s 171st consecutive quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable September 8 to shareholders of record August 24. Atmos Energy declares regular quarterly dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Atmos said it implemented $355 million in annualized regulatory outcomes, supporting earnings visibility for the regulated natural-gas utility. Capital expenditures reached $3.1 billion year to date, with approximately $4.2 billion expected for the full fiscal year and more than 85% directed toward safety and reliability.
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage sentiment remains cautious: analysts’ average rating is “Hold,” suggesting the earnings beat and dividend growth may already be largely reflected in the valuation.
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue increased 4.8% to approximately $879 million but missed the roughly $909 million consensus estimate. The revenue shortfall, combined with heavy infrastructure spending, may have limited enthusiasm despite the EPS beat. Atmos Energy Q3 earnings beat estimates

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on ATO shares. Argus reduced their price target on shares of Atmos Energy from $190.00 to $185.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Atmos Energy in a research report on Monday, July 13th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $200.00 price objective for the company. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Atmos Energy from $187.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Atmos Energy from $182.00 to $191.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Atmos Energy from $196.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $186.92.

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Atmos Energy Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of ATO opened at $171.81 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $173.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $178.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.68 billion, a PE ratio of 20.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 0.60. Atmos Energy Corporation has a 12-month low of $160.10 and a 12-month high of $192.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $879.06 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $900.82 million. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 9.84% and a net margin of 28.50%.During the same period last year, the company earned $1.16 earnings per share. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.400-8.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 8.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 24th will be given a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 24th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Atmos Energy’s payout ratio is currently 47.56%.

Atmos Energy Profile

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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.

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