Shares of ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE:OGS – Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the six analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $63.36.
A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of ONE Gas from $68.00 to $71.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of ONE Gas from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 5th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of ONE Gas from $61.00 to $58.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 24th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of ONE Gas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 20th.
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ONE Gas Stock Performance
Shares of OGS opened at $66.53 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $64.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $63.17. ONE Gas has a 52 week low of $55.50 and a 52 week high of $75.89. The company has a market capitalization of $3.76 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48, a PEG ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.47.
ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $354.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $362.06 million. ONE Gas had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 8.37%. ONE Gas’s revenue was down 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.58 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that ONE Gas will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.
ONE Gas Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.66 per share. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.97%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 14th. ONE Gas’s payout ratio is currently 65.19%.
About ONE Gas
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.
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