In its upcoming report, Atmos Energy (ATO) is predicted by Wall Street analysts to post quarterly earnings of $1.05 per share, reflecting an increase of 11.7% compared to the same period last year. Revenues are forecasted to be $924.75 million, representing a year-over-year increase of 39.5%.The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 7.7% lower over the last 30 days to the current level. This reflects how the analysts covering the stock have collectively reevaluated their initial estimates ...

Natural gas distribution companies offer services to transport natural gas from the region of production to millions of consumers across the United States. The utilities under the Zacks Utility Gas Distribution industry control miles of underground pipeline network to provide natural gas services to customers. The rising demand for clean, burning natural gas will create more opportunities for natural gas distribution companies.Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO) , with its widespread transmission and distributio ...

文章核心观点 - 美国主要股指7月17日下跌,主要受到芯片股下跌的拖累,芯片股下跌是因为有消息称拜登政府可能对中国实施严格的贸易限制,以遏制中国获得半导体技术 [1] - 在这种背景下,投资者可能不会对投资感到很有信心,因为美中两大经济体之间的贸易紧张局势有时会导致全球市场失衡 [2] - 但谨慎的投资者知道在市场下跌期间可以买入安全的股票,推荐了几只负债较低的股票 [2] 行业总结 - 杠杆是指公司通过债务融资来运营和扩张业务的做法,债务融资相比股权融资更加便宜和容易获得 [4] - 但债务融资也存在缺点,只有当它产生的收益率高于利率时才是可取的,过度依赖债务融资会导致巨大损失 [5] - 安全投资的关键在于选择负债较低的公司,因为完全无债的公司几乎不可能找到 [6][7] 公司总结 Vital Farms [19][20] - 该公司提供一系列有机牧场食品,包括鸡蛋、黄油、煮熟鸡蛋、酥油和液体全蛋 - 公司计划在印第安纳州新建一座72英亩的鸡蛋洗涤和包装设施,预计将带来超过3.5亿美元的额外收入 - 该公司最近4个季度的平均盈利惊喜为102.10%,目前评级为买入 Donaldson [21][22] - 该公司从事过滤系统和备件的制造和销售 - 公司通过其Univercells Technologies业务,扩大了与宾夕法尼亚大学基因治疗项目的合作关系,以评估某些生物反应器以实现基因疗法生产的规模化 - 该公司长期盈利增长率为10.5%,2024年销售额预计将比2023年增长4.6%,目前评级为买入 Atmos Energy [23][24] - 该公司从事天然气配送和储存业务 - 2024年第二季度每股收益为4.93美元,高于上年同期的4.40美元 - 该公司长期盈利增长率为7%,2024财年销售额预计将比2023财年增长9.4%,目前评级为买入 First Solar [25][26] - 该公司是全球领先的光伏太阳能解决方案提供商,专门设计、制造和销售使用专有薄膜半导体技术的太阳能电池组件 - 公司的Series 6 Plus和Series 7 TR1产品成为全球首款获得EPEAT Climate+认证的光伏太阳能组件 - 该公司长期盈利增长率为56.2%,2024年销售额预计将比2023年增长36.5%,目前评级为买入 Skechers [27][28] - 该公司设计、开发、营销和分销男女童鞋类产品 - 公司签约了加纳国家足球队球员Mohammed Kudus作为其运动员代言人 - 该公司长期盈利增长率为17.2%,2024年销售额预计将比2023年增长10.6%,目前评级为买入

Inflation has been declining steadily and hopes of a rate cut have brightened over the past month. However, Americans don’t appear confident about the economy as inflation remains quite elevated from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.Although consumers are hopeful that inflation will ease over the next year, consumer sentiment hit an eight-month low in July. The University of Michigan’s preliminary consumer sentiment index showed that consumer sentiment came in at 66.0 in July compared to June’s final reading ...

文章核心观点 - 美国股市在上周五收盘上涨,主要受到劳动力市场数据符合市场预期的影响 [1] - 建议投资者选择低杠杆的股票,如Vital Farms、PulteGroup、Atmos Energy、Steelcase和Skechers,以规避在经济危机时期的巨大损失 [2][3] - 选择低杠杆股票可以为投资者提供稳定的回报 [6][7] 行业和公司总结 行业分析 - 公司通常通过债务融资来维持运营和扩张,但过度依赖债务融资存在风险 [4][5] - 投资者应该选择杠杆较低的公司,以规避在经济下滑时期的巨大损失 [6][7][11] - 常用的衡量公司杠杆水平的指标包括债务/权益比 [8][9] 公司分析 Vital Farms [19][20][21] - 公司提供一系列有机农场生产的食品,包括鸡蛋、黄油、煮熟鸡蛋等 - 公司计划在印第安纳州新建第二个鸡蛋洗涤和包装设施,预计将带来超过3.5亿美元的额外收入 - 公司最近四个季度的平均盈利惊喜为102.10%,目前评级为Zacks 1 PulteGroup [22][23] - 公司主要从事房地产开发和金融服务业务 - 公司宣布在德克萨斯州糖城开发两个新的社区,总计约2,500套房 - 公司长期盈利增长率为17.6%,2024年销售额预计同比增长7.9% Atmos Energy [24][25] - 公司从事天然气输配和储存业务 - 2024年第二季度每股收益为4.93美元,同比增长12.5% - 公司长期盈利增长率为7%,2024财年销售额预计同比增长9.4% Steelcase [26][27] - 公司设计和制造用于创造高效工作环境的产品,包括办公家具、座椅、存储设备等 - 公司与Logitech联合推出了一款沉浸式虚拟会议体验产品 - 公司2024年销售额预计同比增长3.3%,长期盈利增长率为10% Skechers [28][29] - 公司设计、开发、销售和分销男女童鞋类产品 - 公司与约翰迪尔合作推出了一系列专业和生活时尚鞋履系列 - 公司长期盈利增长率为17.2%,2024年销售额预计同比增长10.6%

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Major stock indices in the United States ended on a mixed note last Friday, as conflicting factors impacted the overall market. While a continued cooling of inflation was a key growth catalyst, skepticism regarding when the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates might have kept some investors on the sidelines.  A prudent investor knows that this is the right time to buy stocks that are safe bets. To this end, we recommend stocks like Virco Manufacturing (VIRC) , Americold Realty Trust (COLD) , Atmos Ener ...

Investors interested in Utilities stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Atmos Energy (ATO) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Atmos Energy is a member of the Utilities sector. This group includes 106 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #13. The Zacks Sector Ran ...

Expectations of multiple interest rate cuts in 2024 had faded long back and now the Federal Reserve has almost assured that it isn’t going to happen anymore.On Jun 12, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in the post-FOMC meeting statement that the central bank sees the possibility of only a single rate cut this year, sharply down from three rate cuts hinted earlier this year.This came as the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged in its June FOMC meeting in its current range of 5.25-5.5%.Alth ...