Atmos: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
DALLAS (AP) _ Atmos Energy Corp. (ATO) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $249.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had profit of $1.86. The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of $1.86 per share. The natural gas utility posted revenue of $1.01 billion in the period. Atmos expects full-year earnings to be $5.40 to $5.60 per share. Atmos shares have increased nearly 2% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $106.57, an increase of 20% in the last 12 months. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http:||automatedinsights.com|ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ATO at https:||www.zacks.com|ap|ATO
Atmos: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
DALLAS (AP) _ Atmos Energy Corp. (ATO) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $249.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had profit of $1.86. The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of $1.86 per share. The natural gas utility posted revenue of $1.01 billion in the period. Atmos expects full-year earnings to be $5.40 to $5.60 per share. Atmos shares have increased nearly 2% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $106.57, an increase of 20% in the last 12 months. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http:||automatedinsights.com|ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ATO at https:||www.zacks.com|ap|ATO