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ATO

ATMOS ENERGY CORP
$157.17 ▲ +0.51%
Prev close $156.38
Market cap$26.4B
ConsensusSell
12-mo target$185.00 (+17.7%)
▲ Neutral
Analyst conviction 4/10
39 New Institutional Positions11 Institutional Exits Traditional Energy
Snapshot
The big-picture read on ATO right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Market Cap
$26.4B
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Hold (39%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$21.3B
Inst. Activity
39 buys / 11 sells
Insider Activity
$50.3K buy / $0.00 sell
Insider Net $
$50.3K
SEC Reports
5
Congressional
1 trades
Price chart 30d -7.1%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 15, 2026 Insider
ROBBINS J MATT gifted 1,500 shares
SR VP, HUMAN RESOURCES
Sep 7, 2026 dark_pool
Dark Pool: ATO — 0.9M shares, 33,493 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 924,041 shares across 33,493 trades.
Sep 1, 2026 Insider
Jeffries James Henry IV was granted 1,000 shares
Director @ $166.96 ($167.0K)
Aug 12, 2026 SEC
Director William James Ware purchased $50K of ATO stock on the open market at ~$167.59/share. This is a small, isolated
INSIDER-BUY — Impact 2/10
Aug 11, 2026 Insider
WARE WILLIAM JAMES bought 300 shares
Director @ $167.59 ($50.3K)
Aug 10, 2026 SEC
Atmos Energy announced the election of James H. Jeffries IV to its board of directors and the planned retirement of Seni
8-K — Impact 2/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
Qube Research & Technologies — DOUBLED
2,136,532 shares ($368.1M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
NORGES BANK — NEW
2,079,227 shares ($358.2M)
Analyst ratings buy % +21.9%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
Sell 39% rate it Buy or better · 18 analysts
Strong Buy 2 11% Buy 5 28% Hold 11 61% Sell 0 0% Strong Sell 0 0%
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmActionRatingFirm rating
Oct 1, 2026JefferiesMAINTAINHold 53%
Sep 18, 2026Morgan StanleyMAINTAINEqual-Weight 55%
Sep 11, 2026JP MorganDOWNGRADENeutral 55%
Aug 21, 2026Morgan StanleyMAINTAINEqual-Weight 55%
Aug 13, 2026Truist SecuritiesMAINTAINHold 55%
Jul 17, 2026Truist SecuritiesMAINTAINHold 55%
Jul 14, 2026JP MorganMAINTAINOverweight 55%
Jul 14, 2026BarclaysMAINTAINEqual-Weight 54%
Jul 13, 2026Wells FargoINITIATEOverweight 54%
Jul 2, 2026Argus ResearchMAINTAINBuy 54%
Monthly consensus history
PeriodStr. BuyBuyHoldSellStr. SellBuy %Distribution
Sep 1, 202625110039%
Aug 1, 202625120037%
Jul 1, 202624120033%
Jun 1, 202624120033%
May 1, 202624140030%
Apr 1, 202624130032%
Mar 1, 202624130032%
Feb 1, 202624130032%
Price targets
Where 11 covering analysts think ATO trades over the next 12 months.
$185.00 +17.7% upside Buy
Current$157.17 Low$167.00 Median$183.00 High$206.00 11 analysts
$167.00$206.00
Analyst rating Hold· 2.7/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
5 SEC filing reports analyzed · 1 bullish, 0 bearish, 0 mixed, 4 neutral · avg impact 3.2/10.
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 7, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ATO — 0.9M shares, 33,493 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 924,041 shares across 33,493 trades.
Aug 31, 2026
short_interest_report
Short Interest: ATO up 27% to 4.4M shares
Settlement 2026-08-31 | Days to cover: 4.64 | ≈2.62% of shares outstanding (est.)
Aug 31, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ATO — 0.9M shares, 33,946 trades
Week starting 2026-08-31. Total ATS volume: 869,434 shares across 33,946 trades.
Aug 24, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ATO — 0.8M shares, 34,382 trades
Week starting 2026-08-24. Total ATS volume: 824,068 shares across 34,382 trades.
Aug 17, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ATO — 1.3M shares, 40,209 trades
Week starting 2026-08-17. Total ATS volume: 1,315,258 shares across 40,209 trades.
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth30d RevUp/DnRevenue#
Current Q$1.15$1.10–$1.207.1%-1.8%1↑ 3↓$0.8B6
Next Q$2.63$2.58–$2.687.7%-0.2%1↑ 1↓$1.3B6
Current FY$8.46$8.44–$8.5013.4%-0.1%3↑ 0↓$5.1B11
Next FY$9.02$8.85–$9.146.6%+0.0%3↑ 1↓$5.7B13
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
WhenEPS estimateChange vs now
Current$1.146—
7d ago$1.158-0.012
30d ago$1.167-0.021
60d ago$1.243-0.096
90d ago$1.182-0.036
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own ATO (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $21.3B total value (123,546,783 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: Erste, BlackRock,, STATE. Net buying activity: 39 institutions added/increased vs 11 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
FundSharesValue% TrackedLast move
Erste Asset Management GmbH0$0.000.0%—
BlackRock, Inc.15,237,564$2.6B12.3%—
STATE STREET CORP11,380,060$2.0B9.2%—
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC10,885,153$1.9B8.8%—
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC9,360,135$1.6B7.6%—
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP9,185,788$1.6B7.4%—
Capital International Investors7,483,012$1.3B6.1%—
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC4,489,277$770.3M3.6%—
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/4,180,718$720.2M3.4%—
Invesco Ltd.3,173,775$546.7M2.6%—
Recent position changes
FundActionPrevCurrentChangeValue
Qube Research & Technologies LtdDOUBLED82,6312,136,532+2485.6%$368.1M
NORGES BANKNEW—2,079,227—$358.2M
AmundiADD1,302,8861,823,714+40.0%$314.2M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED751,6041,736,405+131.0%$299.1M
Capital Research Global InvestorsTRIM4,010,5501,508,563-62.4%$259.9M
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.NEW—1,361,162—$234.5M
GQG Partners LLCADD887,2041,175,136+32.5%$202.4M
FMR LLCDOUBLED125,494660,432+426.3%$113.8M
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETSTRIM834,718608,876-27.1%$104.9M
ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARDNEW—586,175—$101.0M
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
20 insiders, 44 transactions. Net $50.3K — $50.3K bought, $0.00 sold.
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 15, 2026ROBBINS J MATTSR VP, HUMAN RESOURCESGIFT1,500——
Sep 1, 2026Jeffries James Henry IVDirectorAWARD1,000$166.96$167.0K
Aug 11, 2026WARE WILLIAM JAMESDirectorBUY300$167.59$50.3K
Jul 1, 2026GARZA RAFAEL GDirectorAWARD65$172.92$11.2K
Jul 1, 2026Geiser EdwardDirectorAWARD187.946$172.92$32.5K
May 2, 2026AKERS JOHN KPRESIDENT & CEOEXERCISE16,850$189.74$3.2M
May 2, 2026AKERS JOHN KPRESIDENT & CEOTAX W/H6,235$187.74$1.2M
May 2, 2026FAULK MICHELLEVice President & ControllerEXERCISE175$189.74$33.2K
May 2, 2026FAULK MICHELLEVice President & ControllerTAX W/H70$189.74$13.3K
May 2, 2026Forsythe Christopher TSR VICE PRESIDENT & CFOEXERCISE3,970$189.74$753.3K
Congressional trades
ATO trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
1 members · 0 buys / 1 sells
DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Jun 12, 2026John BoozmanRSENATESELL$1,001 - $15,000Atmos Energy CorpJul 13, 2026(32d)
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for ATO.
Shares short
4,312,335
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
-2.5%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
5.1
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈2.5%
Estimate — not % of float
All ATO filing & press-release reports (5)