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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Utilities – Regulated Gas industry segment, falling under the Utilities sector. The current market capitalization of Atmos Energy Corp is $21.20B. A total of 1.36 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 802.89K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Atmos Energy Corporation Maste bought 210,000 shares of ATO for 147.22 per share on Dec 10 ’24. In a previous transaction on Nov 11 ’24, Geiser Edward bought 2,500 shares at 144.89 per share. ATO shares that Director owns now total 2,602.
Among the insiders who sold shares, WALTERS DIANA J disposed of 400 shares on May 16 ’24 at a per-share price of $118.00. This resulted in the Director holding 3,551 shares of ATO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, COCKLIN KIM R sold 15,000 shares at $116.46 per share on Mar 27 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 186,339.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Atmos Energy Corp pays an annual dividend of $3.29, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.41%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.94. ATO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.51% when it declared a $0.87 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/25/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.51%. The ATO stock dividend was $0.8050 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ATO has a high of $152.65 and a low of $110.46.
As of this writing, ATO has an earnings estimate of $2.21 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 6.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.25 per share and a lower estimate of $2.17.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. ATO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $116.72M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $7.56B in debt and $3.51B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $78.31, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.91B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for ATO is Buy with a score of 4.08.
