Atmos Energy vs Venture Global
ATO and VG side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ATO and VG compare
Atmos Energy and Venture Global are about the same size, with market caps of $29.7B and $33.2B.
On earnings, Venture Global is cheaper: it trades at 6.4× trailing earnings, against 20.9× for Atmos Energy.
Venture Global grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (69.4% versus 6.5% for Atmos Energy).
Both pay dividends: Atmos Energy yields 2.3% and Venture Global 0.70%.
Atmos Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 7 for Venture Global), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ATO | VG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $29.7B | $33.2B |
| Share price | $175.92 | $13.26 |
| Change, 1 year | −1.5% | 76.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 85.4% | 28.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.37 | 0.43 |
| Employees | 5,487 | 2,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.9× | 6.4× (better) |
| P/S | 6.0× | 1.8× (better) |
| P/B | 1.9× (better) | 3.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.2× | 9.3× (better) |
| PEG | 2.09 | – |
| FCF yield | −6.8% (better) | −22.7% |
| Fair value | $155.54 | $27.04 |
| Margin of safety | −13.1% | 51.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.5% | 69.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.8% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 21.1% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 15.5% | 165% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 8.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 55.2% |
| Operating margin | 37.0% | 40.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 28.5% | – |
| FCF margin | −41.1% | −40.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.8% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 6.2% | 13.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.67 (better) | 4.03 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.75 (better) | 4.92 |
| Interest coverage | 12.8× (better) | 3.9× |
| Current ratio | 0.81 | 0.90 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.67 (better) | 1.17 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.3% (better) | 0.70% |
| Payout ratio | 45.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 8.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | −3.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −1.3% | 0.70% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.5% | 18.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.44% | 81.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$26.7K (better) | −$403M |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.4% | 10.7% |
Go deeper
- ATO stock overview
- ATO income statement
- ATO valuation and score
- VG stock overview
- VG income statement
- VG valuation and score
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