Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) Stock Sold Off Sen. John Boozman

Senator John Boozman (Republican-Arkansas) recently sold shares of Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO). In a filing disclosed on July 13th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Atmos Energy stock on June 12th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:PALL) on 6/25/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:IGV) on 6/25/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (NASDAQ:FTGC) on 6/25/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of (NYSE:TPYP) on 6/25/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEF) on 6/17/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) on 6/4/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) on 6/4/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares CMBS ETF (NYSEARCA:CMBS) on 5/27/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) on 5/27/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGZ) on 5/27/2026.

Atmos Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ATO traded down $0.47 on Friday, hitting $177.57. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,483,153 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,100,812. The company has a market capitalization of $29.64 billion, a PE ratio of 21.81, a PEG ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $174.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $177.35. Atmos Energy Corporation has a 1 year low of $154.23 and a 1 year high of $192.51.

Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $3.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.37 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $1.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. Atmos Energy had a return on equity of 9.59% and a net margin of 27.58%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.03 earnings per share. Atmos Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.400-8.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Atmos Energy Corporation will post 8.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Atmos Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 26th were issued a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 26th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Atmos Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.14%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Garner Asset Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Atmos Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Atmos Energy by 85.9% during the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 158 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Kingdom Financial Group LLC. bought a new position in shares of Atmos Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Atmos Energy by 627.3% in the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 160 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC raised its position in Atmos Energy by 270.2% in the 4th quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 174 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. 90.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on ATO. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Atmos Energy from $193.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $196.00 to $198.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Atmos Energy from $187.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Atmos Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on Atmos Energy from $182.00 to $191.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Atmos Energy presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $186.42.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman’s academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

About Atmos Energy

Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) is a U.S.-based natural-gas utility that primarily focuses on the regulated distribution of natural gas. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company operates through local distribution systems to deliver natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial and electric generation customers. Atmos’s core activities include pipeline operations, gas distribution, system maintenance and reliability programs designed to ensure safe and continuous service to its customers.

The company’s services encompass gas delivery, system integrity and maintenance, storage and transmission connections, and customer-facing programs such as billing, conservation initiatives and energy-efficiency offerings.