ATO
Atmos Energy
Utilities · Gas Utilities · US
$170.24
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

NARROW MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$29.6B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
21.84
Premium valuation
Forward P/E
19.91
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+0.6%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
27.6%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
9.6%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$190.27
+12% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 11 analysts covering this stock
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. This segment distributes natural gas to approximately 3.4 million residential, commercial, public authority, and industrial customers; and owned 76,000 miles of underground distribution and transmission mains. The Pipeline and Storage segment engages in the pipeline and storage operations. This segment transports natural gas for third parties and manages five underground storage facilities in Texas; provides ancillary services customary to the pipeline industry, including parking arrangements, lending, and inventory sales; and owned 5,700 miles of gas transmission lines. Atmos Energy Corporation was founded in 1906 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

https://www.atmosenergy.com

Country: United States Employees: 5,487 Industry: Utilities - Regulated Gas
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
32.9% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.4% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
1.5% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.6% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
Fair Value Est.
$106.89
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
Margin of Safety
-59.3%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
OVERVALUED
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
Percentile
93.4th
Ranks in the top 7% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
85.4
Valuation Score
55.0
Quality Score
59.3
Combined
67.0

Trading at $177, 66% above fair value of $107. 28% profit margins. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 54% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
Sharpe Ratio
1.665
Excellent risk-adjusted returns
Kelly Fraction
0.1383
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
Calmar Ratio
2.934
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
29.1%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-9.9%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
2
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
0.65
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$192.51
12% below the year high
52W Low
$149.98
14% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,020,637
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
4.7
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
2.5%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
Div Yield
2.2%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$8.12
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
0.65
Moderate leverage — manageable
Current Ratio
1.00
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.61
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
61.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
39.3%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$-2,210,371,840
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$4.9B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.3B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
11
Target High
$206.00
Target Median
$190.27
Target Low
$165.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-01 HARTSFIELD KAREN E Officer 2,815 $534,118
2026-05-01 MCDILL JOHN S. Officer 2,815 $534,118
2026-05-01 FAULK MICHELLE Officer 175 $33,204
2026-05-01 ROBBINS JOHN MATT Officer 2,815 $534,118
2026-05-01 AKERS JOHN K Chief Executive Officer 16,850 $3,197,119
2026-05-01 FORSYTHE CHRISTOPHER T Chief Financial Officer 3,970 —
2026-04-01 GARZA RAFAEL G Director 60 $11,105
2026-03-06 COCKLIN KIM R Director 1,082 $199,878
2026-03-06 ALE JOHN C Director 1,082 $199,878
2026-03-06 COMPTON KELLY H. Director 1,082 $199,878
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
7 Feb2025 Tim Walberg Republican buy 15K–50K
27 May2026 Josh Gottheimer Democrat sell 1K–15K
22 Apr2026 Scott Peters Democrat sell 50K–100K
2026-05-05 Brian Babin Republican Sale 15K–50K
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
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