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Maryland State Retirement & Pension System reduced its shares in Atmos Energy Co. by 18.0% in Q3, lowering its position to 134,430 shares worth $14.2m. Other institutional investors also modified their holdings in the company. Shares of ATO traded at $115.90 on Monday, with a market cap of $17.21 billion.

Atmos Energy reported $0.80 EPS for Q3, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.06. The company also increased its quarterly dividend to $0.805 per share. Analysts have issued a consensus price target of $122.43 for ATO stock.

Director Kim R. Cocklin sold 12,500 shares of ATO stock on Monday, November 6th and Vice President Richard M. Thomas sold 1,750 shares on November 17th.

Atmos Energy Corporation engages in the regulated natural gas distribution and related sales operations in eight states. The company has a “Moderate Buy” rating among analysts and its stock has a consensus price target of $122.43.

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