Atmos Energy Corporation ATO

Atmos Energy has underperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past year, and analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Higher rates, sticky inflation and a Fed that sounds in no rush to ease have pushed investors to rethink what really holds up when money stays expensive. Stories about oil, AI-related cost spikes and pressured profit margins now sit alongside worries about weaker consumer demand. This article looks at how that mix affects U.S. Inflation-Linked and Regulated Infrastructure stocks and highlights 3 companies that could be positioned on the right side of these shifts. The stocks highlighted in...