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Stocks Info
Atmos Energy Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Gas industry. The current market capitalization of Atmos Energy Corp is $22.15B. A total of 1.24 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 871.81K 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 reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Atmos Energy Corp pays an annual dividend of $3.29, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.31%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.83. 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable 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 $2.2 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.25 per share and a lower estimate of $2.13.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
