OGE Energy (OGE) Competitors

OGE Energy (NYSE:OGE) and Entergy (NYSE:ETR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Is OGE or ETR more profitable?

OGE Energy has a net margin of 15.48% compared to Entergy's net margin of 11.26%. Entergy's return on equity of 11.43% beat OGE Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OGE Energy	15.48%	10.58%	3.57%
Entergy	11.26%	11.43%	2.65%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OGE or ETR?

71.8% of OGE Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Entergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of OGE Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Entergy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer OGE or ETR?

In the previous week, Entergy had 16 more articles in the media than OGE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Entergy and 7 mentions for OGE Energy. OGE Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Entergy's score of 1.20 indicating that OGE Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OGE Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Entergy	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend OGE or ETR?

OGE Energy presently has a consensus target price of $46.80, suggesting a potential upside of 4.96%. Entergy has a consensus target price of $86.25, suggesting a potential upside of 5.00%. Given Entergy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Entergy is more favorable than OGE Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OGE Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Entergy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is OGE or ETR a better dividend stock?

OGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. OGE Energy pays out 69.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entergy pays out 77.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. OGE Energy has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Entergy has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. OGE Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OGE or ETR?

Entergy has higher revenue and earnings than OGE Energy. OGE Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OGE Energy	$2.99B	3.01	$441.50M	$2.42	18.43
Entergy	$11.88B	2.98	$1.06B	$3.08	26.67

Which has more risk & volatility, OGE or ETR?

OGE Energy has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entergy has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Entergy beats OGE Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.