Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella maintained a Hold rating on Atmos Energy (ATO – Research Report) today and set a price target of $121.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $113.99.
Campanella covers the Utilities sector, focusing on stocks such as CMS Energy, Duke Energy, and Ameren. According to TipRanks, Campanella has an average return of 3.4% and a 53.13% success rate on recommended stocks.
Atmos Energy has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $124.75.
ATO market cap is currently $17.19B and has a P/E ratio of 18.10.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 29 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of ATO in relation to earlier this year. Last month, Richard Sampson, a Director at ATO bought 1,367.00 shares for a total of $158,517.32.
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Atmos Energy (ATO) Company Description:
Atmos Energy Corp. engages in the regulated natural gas distribution and pipeline and storage businesses. It operates through the Distribution, and Pipeline and Storage business segments. The Distribution segment comprises regulated natural gas distribution and related sales operations. The Pipeline and Storage segment includes the pipeline and storage operations of Atmos Pipeline-Texas division and natural gas transmission operations in Louisiana. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
