What is US Capital Advisors’ Estimate for ONEOK Q1 Earnings?

ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for ONEOK in a report released on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.40 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.38. US Capital Advisors currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for ONEOK’s current full-year earnings is $5.07 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for ONEOK’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.60 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.78 EPS.

ONEOK (NYSE:OKE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $7 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.18 billion. ONEOK had a return on equity of 16.84% and a net margin of 14.05%.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on OKE. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on ONEOK from $107.00 to $102.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on ONEOK from $109.00 to $102.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of ONEOK from $105.00 to $101.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 7th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of ONEOK from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on ONEOK in a research report on Friday, February 28th. They set a “buy” rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $105.00.

ONEOK Stock Performance

Shares of OKE stock opened at $102.42 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $98.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $100.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59. ONEOK has a 52 week low of $76.23 and a 52 week high of $118.07. The company has a market cap of $63.94 billion, a PE ratio of 21.43, a P/E/G ratio of 3.77 and a beta of 1.70.

ONEOK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.02%. This is a boost from ONEOK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. ONEOK’s dividend payout ratio is 79.69%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of OKE. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. boosted its stake in ONEOK by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. now owns 2,453 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $260,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. McAdam LLC boosted its position in ONEOK by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 2,612 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in ONEOK by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,569 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,262,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC increased its position in ONEOK by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 8,883 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $965,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. Finally, Morton Capital Management LLC CA lifted its stake in ONEOK by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Morton Capital Management LLC CA now owns 7,313 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $734,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. 69.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About ONEOK

ONEOK, Inc engages in gathering, processing, fractionation, storage, transportation, and marketing of natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. It operates through four segments: Natural Gas Gathering and Processing, Natural Gas Liquids, Natural Gas Pipelines, and Refined Products and Crude.