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OKE vs. ATO, NFG, UGI, SWX, NJR, CPK, NWN, NEXT, CTRI, and RGCO

Should you be buying ONEOK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ONEOK include Atmos Energy (ATO), National Fuel Gas (NFG), UGI (UGI), Southwest Gas (SWX), New Jersey Resources (NJR), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), Northwest Natural (NWN), NextDecade (NEXT), Centuri (CTRI), and RGC Resources (RGCO).

ONEOK vs.

ONEOK (NYSE:OKE) and Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

ONEOK pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. ONEOK pays out 79.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Atmos Energy pays out 49.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atmos Energy has increased its dividend for 41 consecutive years.

69.1% of ONEOK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of ONEOK shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Atmos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

ONEOK received 62 more outperform votes than Atmos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.78% of users gave Atmos Energy an outperform vote while only 57.38% of users gave ONEOK an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ONEOKOutperform Votes
548
57.38%
Underperform Votes
407
42.62%
Atmos EnergyOutperform Votes
486
63.78%
Underperform Votes
276
36.22%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ONEOK$21.70B2.36$2.66B$5.1715.88
Atmos Energy$4.18B6.09$1.04B$7.0222.88

In the previous week, ONEOK had 13 more articles in the media than Atmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for ONEOK and 26 mentions for Atmos Energy. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat ONEOK's score of 0.73 indicating that Atmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ONEOK
17 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Atmos Energy
20 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ONEOK has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Atmos Energy has a net margin of 25.90% compared to ONEOK's net margin of 14.05%. ONEOK's return on equity of 16.84% beat Atmos Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ONEOK14.05% 16.84% 6.08%
Atmos Energy 25.90%8.89%4.31%

ONEOK currently has a consensus target price of $106.25, suggesting a potential upside of 29.42%. Atmos Energy has a consensus target price of $154.28, suggesting a potential downside of 3.94%. Given ONEOK's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ONEOK is more favorable than Atmos Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ONEOK
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Atmos Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

Summary

Atmos Energy beats ONEOK on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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OKE vs. The Competition

MetricONEOKGas transmission & distribution IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$51.28B$10.31B$7.00B$18.97B
Dividend Yield4.77%3.15%10.94%4.03%
P/E Ratio17.1815.1546.5432.71
Price / Sales2.361.1722,627.0027.84
Price / Cash16.7710.6335.4417.53
Price / Book2.902.033.484.47
Net Income$2.66B$503.36M$4.29B$1.02B
7 Day Performance-4.82%-1.45%-1.14%0.50%
1 Month Performance-17.38%-2.38%-6.15%-2.83%
1 Year Performance6.73%0.69%161.89%4.36%

ONEOK Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OKE
ONEOK
4.8682 of 5 stars
$83.48
+1.6%
$106.25
+27.3%
+3.8%$52.02B$21.70B17.422,970Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
ATO
Atmos Energy
4.1458 of 5 stars
$158.03
-0.1%
$154.28
-2.4%
+36.2%$25.08B$4.18B22.514,790Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
NFG
National Fuel Gas
3.3855 of 5 stars
$77.75
-0.2%
$74.67
-4.0%
+44.6%$7.04B$1.97B-554.902,130Earnings Report
News Coverage
Positive News
UGI
UGI
4.138 of 5 stars
$32.48
-0.5%
$28.33
-12.8%
+28.3%$6.98B$7.12B12.794,700Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
SWX
Southwest Gas
3.1968 of 5 stars
$72.36
-0.2%
$74.00
+2.3%
-3.3%$5.20B$5.11B29.1812,700Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
Positive News
NJR
New Jersey Resources
2.7815 of 5 stars
$49.06
-0.2%
$51.50
+5.0%
+12.1%$4.92B$1.82B14.781,290Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
CPK
Chesapeake Utilities
3.5342 of 5 stars
$130.96
-0.9%
$123.00
-6.1%
+24.3%$3.01B$81.60B26.561,030Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
NWN
Northwest Natural
3.8603 of 5 stars
$43.98
+0.1%
$43.50
-1.1%
+13.1%$1.77B$1.15B20.761,150Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
NEXT
NextDecade
2.6123 of 5 stars
$7.55
+2.4%
$9.00
+19.3%
+16.5%$1.97BN/A-6.7452Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
CTRI
Centuri
1.0855 of 5 stars
$17.72
-4.4%
$19.00
+7.3%
-27.4%$1.57B$2.64B-0.0712,572Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
RGCO
RGC Resources
3.8739 of 5 stars
$20.39
-1.9%
N/A+1.7%$209.96M$87.51M17.43100Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
News Coverage

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