Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 7.050-7.250 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 7.140. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Atmos Energy also updated its FY25 guidance to $7.05-7.25 EPS.

Atmos Energy Stock Up 1.9 %

ATO traded up $2.75 on Friday, reaching $144.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 801,744 shares, compared to its average volume of 709,664. The company has a market capitalization of $22.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.68. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $138.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $126.80. 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 has a fifty-two week low of $110.40 and a fifty-two week high of $145.27.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $701.55 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $924.75 million. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 8.92% and a net margin of 25.09%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.94 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Atmos Energy will post 7.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Atmos Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 25th will be issued a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.41%. This is an increase from Atmos Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 25th. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.87%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ATO has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective 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. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upped their price objective on Atmos Energy from $144.00 to $150.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Atmos Energy from $128.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $145.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $129.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $143.94.

About Atmos Energy

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.