Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Utilities Stocks: Atmos Energy Corp (ATO) and Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW)


Companies in the Utilities sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Atmos Energy Corp (NYSE:ATO) and Pinnacle West Capital Corp (NYSE:PNW).

Atmos Energy Corp (ATO)

Barclays analyst Christine Cho maintained a Sell rating on Atmos Energy Corp on July 11 and set a price target of $90. The company’s shares closed on Friday at $91.13, close to its 52-week high of $93.56.

According to TipRanks.com, Cho is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 1.2% and a 48.7% success rate. Cho covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Enterprise Products Partners LP, Cheniere Energy Partners LP, and Dcp Midstream Partners Lp.

The the analyst consensus on Atmos Energy Corp is currently a Hold rating.

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Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW)

Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintained a Hold rating on Pinnacle West Capital Corp today and set a price target of $85. The company’s shares closed on Friday at $80.15.

According to TipRanks.com, Byrd is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 0.4% and a 56.6% success rate. Byrd covers the Utilities sector, focusing on stocks such as Nextera Energy Partners, NextEra Energy Inc, and Eversource Energy.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Pinnacle West Capital Corp is a Hold with an average price target of $82.33.

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