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ATO

Atmos EnergyD
NYSE / Utilities
Last Price
At close
2026-07-21
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Current thesis
The post-earnings bull read is straightforward: management raised FY2026 EPS guidance to $8.40-$8.50, highlighted strong customer additions, maintained a large regulated capex program, and showed ample liquidity with about $4.1 billion available and 60.9% equity capitalization [#8-K-2026-05-06] [#10-Q-2026-05-06].
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.3.
What can break
APT earnings sensitivity to through-system spreads and Permian/Waha pricing remains a swing factor if the recent favorable spread environment softens.
Momentum
43
Value
43
Sentiment
45
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $182.00 · Bull $190.00 · Bear $170.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-21
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-21 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-21 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-08 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-21
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $190.09
Why
Momentum43 · Δ7d +8.5
Value43 · Δ7d +0.3
Sentiment45 · Δ7d -1.9
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
43
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+8.5
Δ21d
+11.9
Value
43
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.3
Δ21d
-0.6
Sentiment
45
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-1.9
Δ21d
-5.4
Why this grade

Composite grade D. Momentum 42.7 / Value 42.6 / Sentiment 45.3

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-21
Market Cap
$29.22B
Beta
0.75
Shares Out
166.92M
P/E (TTM)
22.3
P/S (TTM)
5.74
P/FCF (TTM) · Derived
-11.11
Rev YoY
+0.6%
EPS YoY
+14.6%
Gross Margin
+45.4%
Op Margin
+33.2%
Net Debt
$9.1B
Current Ratio
1.00
As of 2026-07-21 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology