ONEOK (OKE) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend OKE or ATO?

ONEOK currently has a consensus target price of $104.67, suggesting a potential upside of 27.61%. Atmos Energy has a consensus target price of $156.05, suggesting a potential upside of 2.94%. Given ONEOK's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OKE or ATO?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ONEOK	$21.70B	2.38	$3.04B	$5.12	16.02
Atmos Energy	$4.17B	5.78	$1.04B	$7.20	21.06

Which has more volatility and risk, OKE or ATO?

ONEOK has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to OKE or ATO?

In the previous week, ONEOK had 2 more articles in the media than Atmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for ONEOK and 24 mentions for Atmos Energy. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat ONEOK's score of 1.32 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	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Atmos Energy	20 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OKE or ATO?

69.1% of ONEOK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of ONEOK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OKE or ATO more profitable?

Atmos Energy has a net margin of 25.35% compared to ONEOK's net margin of 12.15%. ONEOK's return on equity of 15.58% beat Atmos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ONEOK	12.15%	15.58%	5.42%
Atmos Energy	25.35%	9.05%	4.39%

Is OKE or ATO a better dividend stock?

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 2.3%. 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 pays out 48.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ONEOK has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Atmos Energy has raised its dividend for 41 consecutive years.

Summary

Atmos Energy beats ONEOK on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.