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Atmos Energy Corp - Stock Quote ATO

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Strong First Half Positions Atmos to Deliver at High End of Guidance

Andrew Bischof, CFA, CPA Senior Equity Analyst

Analyst Note

| Andrew Bischof, CFA, CPA |

We are reaffirming our $99 fair value estimate for Atmos Energy after the company reported fiscal second-quarter operating earnings per share of $2.37 compared with $2.30 in the year-ago period. Management narrowed its 2022 operating earnings guidance range to $5.50-$5.60 from $5.40-$5.60. We don't expect to significantly alter our $5.52 EPS forecast or fair value estimate. Our 7.5% earnings growth outlook is at the high end of management's 6%-8% guidance range. Our narrow moat and stable moat trend are unchanged.

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Atmos Energy Corp's Company Profile

Business Description

Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 3 million customers in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. About 70% of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas and owns an intrastate gas pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.

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5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1800, Three Lincoln Centre
Dallas, TX, 75240
T +1 972 934-9227
Sector Utilities
Industry Utilities - Regulated Gas
Most Recent Earnings Mar 31, 2022
Fiscal Year End Sep 30, 2021
Stock Type Classic Growth
Employees 4,684

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