Atmos Energy Corporation vs Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Atmos Energy Corporation trades at $168.76 (market cap $28.59B), while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $53.29. The key difference: Atmos Energy Corporation pays a 2.36% dividend while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, Atmos Energy Corporation nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ATO | XLB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $28.59B | — |
Sector | Utilities | — |
52-Week High | $192.25 | $53.62 |
52-Week Low | $162.44 | $42.23 |
Enterprise Value | $38.40B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.36% | — |
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 →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging; and construction materials. The fund is non-diversified.
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