Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for ONE Gas Earnings

ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE:OGS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of ONE Gas in a research report issued on Monday, May 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $4.29 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.24. The consensus estimate for ONE Gas’ current full-year earnings is $4.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ONE Gas’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.43 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.02 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on OGS. Guggenheim boosted their price objective on ONE Gas from $69.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on ONE Gas from $82.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised ONE Gas to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of ONE Gas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of ONE Gas from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $76.00 to $84.00 in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $75.81.

ONE Gas Stock Up 0.6%

ONE Gas stock opened at $74.81 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.37. ONE Gas has a fifty-two week low of $59.72 and a fifty-two week high of $82.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $75.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $73.50. The firm has a market cap of $4.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.13, a P/E/G ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.86.

ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.85 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $935.19 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $882.31 million. ONE Gas had a net margin of 10.70% and a return on equity of 7.70%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.75 earnings per share.

ONE Gas Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 19th will be given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.58%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 19th. ONE Gas’s dividend payout ratio is presently 64.73%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in ONE Gas during the fourth quarter worth $203,000. KBC Group NV boosted its position in shares of ONE Gas by 41.0% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,218 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $154,000 after acquiring an additional 645 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of ONE Gas by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 783,238 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $54,239,000 after acquiring an additional 24,860 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its stake in ONE Gas by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 5,952 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $420,000 after acquiring an additional 531 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in ONE Gas by 19.4% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 17,561 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,216,000 after purchasing an additional 2,853 shares in the last quarter. 88.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ONE Gas Company Profile

ONE Gas, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a regulated natural gas distribution company in the United States. The company provides natural gas distribution services to approximately 2.3 million customers in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. It serves residential, commercial, and transportation customers.