Among 9 analysts covering Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO), 6 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. Atmos Energy had 11 analyst reports since September 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was initiated on Wednesday, March 30 by BB&T Capital. The firm earned “Equal-Weight” rating on Friday, March 18 by Morgan Stanley. The firm has “Neutral” rating by Citigroup given on Wednesday, July 27. On Monday, January 11 the stock rating was downgraded by Barclays Capital to “Underweight”. JP Morgan maintained the stock with “Overweight” rating in Monday, January 4 report. The stock has “Overweight” rating by JP Morgan on Friday, August 5. The rating was upgraded by Argus Research to “Buy” on Monday, October 31. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, November 18 by Seaport Global. The company was maintained on Tuesday, September 22 by JP Morgan. See Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) latest ratings:
20/12/2016 Broker: UBS Rating: Buy Initiates Coverage On
18/11/2016 Broker: Seaport Global Rating: Buy New Target: $80.00 Initiate
31/10/2016 Broker: Argus Research Old Rating: Hold New Rating: Buy Upgrade
Summit Creek Advisors Llc decreased Wageworks Inc. (WAGE) stake by 16% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Summit Creek Advisors Llc sold 55,511 shares as Wageworks Inc. (WAGE)’s stock rose 4.93%. The Summit Creek Advisors Llc holds 291,429 shares with $21.13 million value, down from 346,940 last quarter. Wageworks Inc. now has $2.75B valuation. It closed at $73.55 lastly. It is down 16.89% since September 16, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 5.91% the S&P500.
Summit Creek Advisors Llc increased 8X8 Inc New (NASDAQ:EGHT) stake by 110,097 shares to 943,349 valued at $13.49M in 2016Q4. It also upped Ollie’s Bargain Outlet stake by 16,845 shares and now owns 561,071 shares. Qualys Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) was raised too.
Among 8 analysts covering WageWorks Inc (NYSE:WAGE), 7 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 88% are positive. WageWorks Inc had 16 analyst reports since August 3, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of Wageworks Inc (NYSE:WAGE) earned “Buy” rating by Needham on Friday, February 19. The stock has “Buy” rating by Needham on Thursday, November 10. The rating was maintained by JMP Securities on Wednesday, August 10 with “Market Outperform”. The company was downgraded on Monday, March 27 by Wells Fargo. The rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus on Friday, January 27 with “Buy”. The rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus on Thursday, June 9 with “Buy”. The stock of Wageworks Inc (NYSE:WAGE) earned “Outperform” rating by Leerink Swann on Monday, April 4. The rating was maintained by Standpoint Research on Thursday, June 9 with “Buy”. Needham maintained it with “Buy” rating and $57 target in Friday, November 6 report. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, October 14 by Sidoti.
Since November 21, 2016, it had 0 insider purchases, and 4 sales for $7.31 million activity. Bodaken Bruce G. had sold 10,000 shares worth $728,800 on Monday, November 21. 87,749 shares were sold by Jackson Joseph L., worth $6.36M on Tuesday, December 13. The insider NAFUS EDWARD C sold 1,000 shares worth $74,290.
Analysts await Wageworks Inc (NYSE:WAGE) to report earnings on May, 4. They expect $0.29 EPS, up 31.82% or $0.07 from last year’s $0.22 per share. WAGE’s profit will be $10.84M for 63.41 P/E if the $0.29 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.24 actual EPS reported by Wageworks Inc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 20.83% EPS growth.
Investors sentiment increased to 1.39 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.16, from 1.23 in 2016Q3. It improved, as 9 investors sold WAGE shares while 70 reduced holdings. 41 funds opened positions while 69 raised stakes. 37.31 million shares or 0.12% more from 37.26 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Weatherbie Ltd Llc invested 2.56% in Wageworks Inc (NYSE:WAGE). Parkside Financial Bank And Trust has 0% invested in Wageworks Inc (NYSE:WAGE) for 80 shares. Eam Ltd reported 0.42% in Wageworks Inc (NYSE:WAGE). Tiaa Cref Investment Mngmt Ltd Liability Co reported 136,370 shares. Capstone Invest Advisors Llc has invested 0.03% in Wageworks Inc (NYSE:WAGE). Essex Invest Mngmt Ltd Liability reported 13,734 shares. Los Angeles Cap Management Equity Inc has 0% invested in Wageworks Inc (NYSE:WAGE). State Common Retirement Fund stated it has 54,405 shares. 627,900 were accumulated by Renaissance Technology. Profund Lc holds 0.02% in Wageworks Inc (NYSE:WAGE) or 6,767 shares. Summit Creek Limited Company invested 3.61% in Wageworks Inc (NYSE:WAGE). Eaton Vance invested in 125,622 shares or 0.03% of the stock. 19,697 were accumulated by Kbc Gru Nv. Df Dent & Co reported 1.55 million shares. 63,541 are owned by Legal & General Grp Incorporated Public Ltd Com.
Since December 16, 2016, it had 0 insider purchases, and 1 insider sale for $740,775 activity. GREGORY LOUIS P also sold $740,775 worth of Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) on Friday, December 16.
The stock decreased 0.01% or $0.01 on April 24, reaching $80.01. About shares traded. Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) has risen 7.99% since September 16, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 2.99% the S&P500.
