Atmos Energy Corporation vs Ross Stores, Inc. — how do they compare? Atmos Energy Corporation trades at $168.76 (market cap $28.59B), while Ross Stores, Inc. trades at $251.3 (market cap $80.78B). The key difference: Ross Stores, Inc. is far larger — about 2.8× Atmos Energy Corporation's market cap, and Atmos Energy Corporation pays the higher dividend (2.36%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ATO | ROST | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $28.59B | $80.78B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $192.25 | $255.23 |
52-Week Low | $162.44 | $144.67 |
Enterprise Value | $38.40B | $81.37B |
Dividend Yield | 2.36% | 0.71% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 3 million customers in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. About two thirds of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas and owns an intrastate gas pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.
Read more on ATO →Ross Stores is a leading American off-price apparel and home fashion retailer, operating over 1,920 stores (at the end of fiscal 2021) across the Ross Dress for Less and dd's Discounts banners. Ross offers a variety of name-brand products and targets undercutting conventional retailers' regular prices by 20%-70%. The company uses an opportunistic, flexible merchandising approach
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