ATLO
Ames National Corporation
ATLO's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 21% and its operating margin rose 11 points to 43%. At 12x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation.
ATLO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
ATLO's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like ATLO.
ATLO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.5x | $27.22 | -20% |
| Fair | 11x | $32.97 | -3.6% |
| Current | 12x | $34.19 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $43.71 | +28% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ATLO's PE is in its fair range at 12x.
ATLO Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ATLO to show an outlook.
ATLO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.87 | +59% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.58 | +68% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.42 | +91% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.14 | +88% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.80 | +82% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.54 | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.27 | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.14 | -5.8% |
ATLO earned $2.87 per share over the past year, up 59% from the year before.
ATLO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.4M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.1M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.2M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.7M | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $16.6M | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.1M | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.5M | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.7M | +11% |
ATLO's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $20M last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 45% | +10 points |
| Q2 2026 | 40% | +5.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +15 points |
| Q4 2025 | 44% | +15 points |
| Q3 2025 | 34% | +15 points |
| Q2 2025 | 35% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | 27% | +6.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 29% | +11 points |
ATLO's operating margin was 45% last quarter, up 10 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ATLO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4M | +50% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.2M | -19% |
| Q1 2026 | $8M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.2M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.9M | +2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.9M | +431% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.9M | +9.9% |
ATLO's free cash flow was $22M over the past year, up 15% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like ATLO.
ATLO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -36.9K shares |
| 3 years | -1.5% | -135K shares |
| 5 years | -2.9% | -263K shares |
| Available history | -4.1% | -380K shares |
ATLO has 9M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $733,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $122,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $279,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $550,000 |
| Q4 2023 | — |
ATLO spent $733,000 buying back its own shares over the past year.
ATLO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -10.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
ATLO has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like ATLO.
ATLO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 71.0 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 75.8 | Neutral |
ATLO's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 76 (neutral).
ATLO PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | ATLO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 8.6% below |
| PE % | 54 | 63 | 9 pts below |
ATLO is trading at 12x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
ATLO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $32.9 | 4% above |
| 20 week MA | $31.8 | 7.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $28.9 | 18% above |
| 100 week MA | $23.7 | 44% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.5 | 59% above |
ATLO is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 59% above its 200-week average.
ATLO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $27.9 | $24.9 | -11% |
| 2021 | $24.9 | $24.2 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | $24.2 | $23.3 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | $23.3 | $21.3 | -8.4% |
| 2024 | $21.3 | $16.5 | -23% |
| 2025 | $16.5 | $23.1 | +40% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.1 | $34.2 | +48% |
ATLO is up 48% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in five of the previous six years.