ONE Gas (OGS) Competitors $74.98 +1.15 (+1.56%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$75.12 +0.14 (+0.19%) As of 08/7/2025 05:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock OGS vs. LNT, ATO, BKH, CPK, NJR, NWE, NWN, OGE, SR, and WECShould you be buying ONE Gas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ONE Gas include Alliant Energy (LNT), Atmos Energy (ATO), Black Hills (BKH), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), NewJersey Resources (NJR), NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE), Northwest Natural Gas (NWN), OGE Energy (OGE), Spire (SR), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. ONE Gas vs. Its Competitors Alliant Energy Atmos Energy Black Hills Chesapeake Utilities NewJersey Resources NorthWestern Energy Group Northwest Natural Gas OGE Energy Spire WEC Energy Group Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is LNT or OGS more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.26% compared to ONE Gas' net margin of 10.63%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 12.01% beat ONE Gas' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alliant Energy18.26% 12.01% 3.71% ONE Gas 10.63%8.07%2.99% Which has more risk & volatility, LNT or OGS? Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ONE Gas has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LNT or OGS? 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of ONE Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of ONE Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is LNT or OGS a better dividend stock? Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. ONE Gas pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Alliant Energy pays out 70.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ONE Gas pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and ONE Gas has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. ONE Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts recommend LNT or OGS? Alliant Energy currently has a consensus target price of $64.23, indicating a potential downside of 2.86%. ONE Gas has a consensus target price of $77.64, indicating a potential upside of 3.55%. Given ONE Gas' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ONE Gas is more favorable than Alliant Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alliant Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36ONE Gas 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LNT or OGS? Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings than ONE Gas. ONE Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlliant Energy$3.98B4.27$690M$2.9022.80ONE Gas$2.08B2.16$222.85M$4.1917.90 Does the media favor LNT or OGS? In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 2 more articles in the media than ONE Gas. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Alliant Energy and 12 mentions for ONE Gas. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat ONE Gas' score of 0.74 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alliant Energy 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive ONE Gas 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAlliant Energy beats ONE Gas on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ONE Gas News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OGS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding OGS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OGS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricONE GasUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.42B$10.19B$16.27B$20.70BDividend Yield3.63%4.00%5.45%3.67%P/E Ratio17.9012.3516.4328.64Price / Sales2.162.23167.9657.34Price / Cash8.059.2719.0723.59Price / Book1.411.522.134.32Net Income$222.85M$565.00M$751.46M$995.66M7 Day Performance3.37%0.85%2.88%1.91%1 Month Performance3.82%1.72%13.31%-0.54%1 Year Performance11.40%9.08%129.65%14.76% ONE Gas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OGSONE Gas2.9993 of 5 stars$74.98+1.6%$77.64+3.5%+11.6%$4.42B$2.08B17.903,900Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementLNTAlliant Energy3.9906 of 5 stars$63.83-1.7%$64.23+0.6%+18.2%$16.68B$3.98B22.012,998Positive NewsEarnings ReportATOAtmos Energy4.3165 of 5 stars$154.55-1.5%$156.95+1.6%+26.8%$24.91B$4.17B21.475,260Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpBKHBlack Hills4.5361 of 5 stars$55.95-1.3%$66.00+18.0%+5.8%$4.11B$2.13B14.272,841Positive NewsCPKChesapeake Utilities4.1088 of 5 stars$121.22-0.3%$124.50+2.7%+5.5%$2.84B$787.20M22.411,200News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNJRNewJersey Resources2.7724 of 5 stars$45.44-1.1%$51.29+12.9%+6.4%$4.61B$1.80B11.031,372Earnings ReportNWENorthWestern Energy Group2.7271 of 5 stars$52.11-1.0%$60.00+15.1%+7.0%$3.20B$1.51B14.281,573Positive NewsNWNNorthwest Natural Gas4.2582 of 5 stars$40.55-0.8%$46.33+14.3%+5.5%$1.65B$1.15B16.091,452Positive NewsEarnings ReportOGEOGE Energy3.9246 of 5 stars$44.25-1.4%$46.80+5.8%+16.3%$9.03B$2.99B18.292,291Positive NewsSRSpire3.0873 of 5 stars$75.77-0.8%$78.60+3.7%+16.7%$4.51B$2.59B18.663,475Earnings ReportWECWEC Energy Group3.7019 of 5 stars$107.52-1.8%$106.40-1.0%+24.5%$34.95B$9.07B20.967,017Trending NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alliant Energy Competitors Atmos Energy Competitors Black Hills Competitors Chesapeake Utilities Competitors NewJersey Resources Competitors NorthWestern Energy Group Competitors Northwest Natural Gas Competitors OGE Energy Competitors Spire Competitors WEC Energy Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:OGS) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersProtect Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmazon’s big Bitcoin embarrassmentBitcoin just passed Amazon in total market cap — but most investors are missing the bigger opportunity. 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