ONEOK (OKE) Competitors $81.90 -1.81 (-2.16%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$82.32 +0.41 (+0.50%) As of 07:57 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock OKE vs. ATO, UGI, NFG, SWX, NJR, CPK, NWN, NEXT, CTRI, and RGCOShould you be buying ONEOK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ONEOK include Atmos Energy (ATO), UGI (UGI), National Fuel Gas (NFG), Southwest Gas (SWX), New Jersey Resources (NJR), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), Northwest Natural (NWN), NextDecade (NEXT), Centuri (CTRI), and RGC Resources (RGCO). ONEOK vs. Atmos Energy UGI National Fuel Gas Southwest Gas New Jersey Resources Chesapeake Utilities Northwest Natural NextDecade Centuri RGC Resources Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) and ONEOK (NYSE:OKE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend ATO or OKE? Atmos Energy presently has a consensus price target of $155.15, suggesting a potential downside of 1.09%. ONEOK has a consensus price target of $104.69, suggesting a potential upside of 27.82%. Given ONEOK's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ONEOK is more favorable than Atmos Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atmos Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64ONEOK 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ATO or OKE? ONEOK received 64 more outperform votes than Atmos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.66% of users gave Atmos Energy an outperform vote while only 57.46% of users gave ONEOK an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAtmos EnergyOutperform Votes48763.66% Underperform Votes27836.34% ONEOKOutperform Votes55157.46% Underperform Votes40842.54% Does the media refer more to ATO or OKE? In the previous week, ONEOK had 5 more articles in the media than Atmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for ONEOK and 22 mentions for Atmos Energy. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat ONEOK's score of 1.44 indicating that Atmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Atmos Energy 16 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ONEOK 23 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ATO or OKE? Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ONEOK has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ATO or OKE more profitable? 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 Atmos Energy25.90% 8.89% 4.31% ONEOK 14.05%16.84%6.08% Is ATO or OKE a better dividend stock? Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. ONEOK pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Atmos Energy pays out 48.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ONEOK pays out 80.5% 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 has raised its dividend for 41 consecutive years and ONEOK has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Which has better earnings and valuation, ATO or OKE? 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 RatioAtmos Energy$4.49B5.55$1.04B$7.2021.79ONEOK$24.96B2.05$2.66B$5.1216.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ATO or OKE? 90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of ONEOK shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of ONEOK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryONEOK beats Atmos Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ONEOK News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OKE 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 OKE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricONEOKGas transmission & distribution IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$51.16B$10.30B$7.28B$19.37BDividend Yield4.79%3.21%10.95%3.84%P/E Ratio17.13143.6554.3534.23Price / Sales2.051.1123,751.1134.85Price / Cash16.7710.6335.5017.51Price / Book2.891.993.534.69Net Income$2.66B$503.36M$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.10%-1.87%-1.22%-1.34%1 Month Performance-0.05%0.51%7.90%9.79%1 Year Performance-1.33%-7.22%175.33%3.27% ONEOK Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OKEONEOK4.9636 of 5 stars$81.91-2.2%$104.69+27.8%+1.2%$51.16B$24.96B17.132,970Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionATOAtmos Energy4.2803 of 5 stars$159.37+1.1%$155.15-2.7%+34.4%$25.31B$4.49B22.704,790Positive NewsUGIUGI3.7587 of 5 stars$35.87+1.1%$31.33-12.6%+46.8%$7.69B$7.32B14.124,700NFGNational Fuel Gas3.5015 of 5 stars$81.27+0.1%$74.67-8.1%+41.9%$7.34B$2.07B-580.322,130Positive NewsSWXSouthwest Gas3.0803 of 5 stars$70.97+2.8%$74.00+4.3%-8.7%$5.10B$4.83B28.6212,700News CoveragePositive NewsNJRNew Jersey Resources3.3533 of 5 stars$46.91+0.6%$51.83+10.5%+4.9%$4.71B$2.07B14.131,290Positive NewsCPKChesapeake Utilities3.8216 of 5 stars$124.38+1.0%$126.50+1.7%+11.2%$2.90B$81.68B25.211,030Analyst DowngradeNWNNorthwest Natural3.4517 of 5 stars$41.45+0.9%$44.67+7.8%+7.9%$1.67B$1.21B19.561,150Positive NewsNEXTNextDecade2.553 of 5 stars$7.75+1.5%$9.00+16.2%-7.9%$2.02BN/A-6.9252Positive NewsCTRICenturi0.7854 of 5 stars$19.17-1.9%$19.00-0.9%-28.2%$1.70B$2.66B958.5012,572News CoverageGap DownRGCORGC Resources3.0727 of 5 stars$21.33-1.4%N/A+3.3%$219.95M$91.31M18.23100Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ATO Alternatives UGI Alternatives NFG Alternatives SWX Alternatives NJR Alternatives CPK Alternatives NWN Alternatives NEXT Alternatives CTRI Alternatives RGCO Alternatives 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:OKE) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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