<div id="readability-page-1"><p>12:45 PM EDT, 05/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:</p><p>We trim our 12-month target by $1 to $204, 22.7x our next-12-month EPS estimate of $9.00, a premium to peers and above ATO's five-year historical forward average of 19.1x given our positive fundamental outlook for gas utilities and supportive customer growth trends in ATO's service territory. ATO's guidance update exceeded our expectations, raising its FY 26 EPS guidance to an $8.45 midpoint, up from the prior $8.25 midpoint. We lift our FY 26 EPS estimate by $0.27 to $8.52, above the guidance midpoint given ATO's track record of exceeding targets. We also lift FY 27 EPS by $0.25 to $9.08. Our expectation of rising gas demand in Texas is actively playing out, with the company adding over 51,000 new customers in the last 12 months (39,000+ in Texas alone), including 800 commercial and four industrial customers in Q2 alone. Customer growth supports gas distribution volumes and can create additional opportunities for capital investment and subsequent rate increases, in our view.</p> <p>MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</p></div>

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<p>CFRA 對 Atmos Energy Corporation 維持買入評級，將 12 個月目標價調整至 204 美元。分析師將 2026 財年的每股收益指導上調至 8.45 美元的中位數，較之前的 8.25 美元有所上升，並將每股收益預估提高至 8.52 美元。他們還將 2027 財年的每股收益上調至 9.08 美元，理由是德克薩斯州客户增長強勁，過去一年新增客户超過 51,000 名。這一增長支持了天然氣分銷量和潛在的資本投資機會</p>

研究警報：CFRA 維持對 Atmos Energy 公司股票的買入評級