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ATMOS ENERGY CORP (NYSE)
ATO 32.67 -0.24 (-0.73%) Vol.  226,624 16:03 ET

Zacks Rank: 4 - Sell

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
# 1Strong Buy26.04%
# 2Buy18.27%
# 3Hold9.49%
# 4Sell3.94%
# 5Strong Sell1.6%
S&P5009.23%
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Day Low - High 32.57 - 32.94
52wk Low - High 28.51 - 35.55
Avg Volume 470,767
Industry UTIL-GAS DISTR
Market Cap 2.97 B
Div - Yield 1.38 - 4.19
PE (forward) 14.32
PEG Ratio 3
Current Year Est. 2.3
EPS Last Year 2.00
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# 3Hold9.49%
# 4Sell3.94%
# 5Strong Sell1.6%
S&P5009.23%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
ATMOS ENERGY CORP ATO 4
CENTRICA PL-ADR CPYYY 2
BEIJING ENTERPR BJINY 2
CHESAPEAKE UTIL CPK 3
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.57
ABR (Last Week) 2.57
# of Recs in ABR 7
Average Target Price 34.90
Rank in Industry 15 out of 27
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NEWS
Atmos Energy appoints senior vice president - Story Title - Comtex
May 25, 2012
Central Texas cities still pushing against natural gas rate increase after 90-day suspension - Story Title - Comtex
May 25, 2012
Central Texas cities still pushing against natural gas rate increase after 90-day suspension - Story Title - Comtex
May 25, 2012
Bedford joins other area cities in denying Atmos Energy rate increase - Story Title - Comtex
May 23, 2012
The Best Dividends on May 23, 2012 - GuruFocus
May 22, 2012
Atmos Energy has the Highest Forward Earnings Yield in the Gas Utilities Industry (ATO, LG, SJI) - Story Title - Comtex
May 21, 2012
Post Earnings Update: Atmos Energy Has Climbed 0.4% Higher in Past 2 Weeks (ATO) - Story Title - Comtex
May 21, 2012
Atmos Energy Earnings Review: 17 Days after Announcement Shares Up 0.4% (ATO) - Story Title - Comtex
May 19, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
06/2012
Next Quarter
09/2012
This Year
09/2012
Next Year
09/2013
Average Estimate 0.16 0.17 2.30 2.48
Number of Estimates 5 4 8 8
Low Estimates 0.13 0.12 2.22 2.33
High Estimate 0.22 0.22 2.40 2.55
Year Ago EPS 0.05 0.06 2.13 2.30
EPS Growth 220.00% 179.17% 7.86% 7.73%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Atmos Energy Corporation distributes and sells natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural and other customers. Atmos operates through five divisions in cities, towns and communities in service areas located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The Company has entered into an agreement to sell all of its natural gas utility operations in South Carolina. The Company also transports natural gas for others through its distribution system.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 2
Sales 4347.63
Net Income 179.01
Price/Earnings 16.45
Price/Book 1.26
Price/Cash Flow 6.94
Price/Sales .75


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