Atmos Energy
About: Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 3 million customers in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. About two thirds of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas and owns an intrastate gas pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.
Employees: 5,260
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
148% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 42
57% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $32.3M | Put options by funds: $20.6M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 4 (+1) [Q4]
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 298 | Existing positions reduced: 246
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.6B [Q3] → $21.7B (+$1.11B) [Q4]
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 739 [Q3] → 778 (+39) [Q4]
4.54% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.62% [Q3] → 100.16% (+4.54%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
2 analyst ratings
Mizuho Gabriel Moreen 92% 1-year accuracy 34 / 37 met price target | 10%upside $165 | Outperform Maintained | 27 Nov 2024 |
Morgan Stanley Stephen Byrd 58% 1-year accuracy 64 / 111 met price target | 5%downside $143 | Overweight Maintained | 22 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 18 articles about ATO published over the past 30 days
