Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Atmos Energy Corp shares valued at $2,264,685 were sold by COCKLIN KIM R on May 14 ’25. At $150.98 per share, COCKLIN KIM R sold 15,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 172,632 shares worth approximately $29.93 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, COCKLIN KIM R purchased 15,000 shares, netting a total of over 2,300,775 in proceeds.
Before that, Atmos Energy Corporation Maste had added 210,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $30,916,200, the Issuer is Settlor of Trust bought Atmos Energy Corp shares for $147.22 each.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on October 16, 2025, Atmos Energy Corp [ATO] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $185. Analysts at Ladenburg Thalmann downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of April 28, 2025, Mizuho has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for ATO. Earlier on March 31, 2025, Wolfe Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Peer perform” for ATO stock.
Analyzing ATO Stock Performance
On last trading session, Atmos Energy Corp [NYSE: ATO] rose 0.98% to $173.35. The stock’s lowest price that day was $172.26, but it reached a high of $174.125 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.37%. Over the course of the year, Atmos Energy Corp shares have jumped approximately 22.52%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $179.70 on 10/15/25 and a 52-week low of $136.16 on 01/06/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Atmos Energy Corp (ATO)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 172.37, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 171.38. In the upper region, resistance lies at 174.23. The next price resistance is at 175.11. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.21 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Atmos Energy Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Atmos Energy Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -0.17 million shares to 5.31 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 5.48 million shares. A decline of -3.13% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.83 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.83.
Which companies own the most shares of Atmos Energy Corp (ATO)?
In terms of Atmos Energy Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 172 in the next 12 months, up nearly 0.2% from the previous closing price of $171.66. Analysts anticipate Atmos Energy Corp stock to reach 181 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 159. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Atmos Energy Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 20, 2024, Argus assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $150.
