FY2025 EPS Estimates for ONE Gas Increased by Zacks Research

ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE:OGS) – Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of ONE Gas in a report released on Monday, March 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $4.29 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.26. The consensus estimate for ONE Gas’ current full-year earnings is $4.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ONE Gas’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.40 EPS.

OGS has been the topic of a number of other reports. Bank of America started coverage on ONE Gas in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $77.00 price target on the stock. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH lowered ONE Gas from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $75.50 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of ONE Gas from $79.00 to $76.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. StockNews.com raised shares of ONE Gas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of ONE Gas from $73.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ONE Gas presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $72.31.

ONE Gas Price Performance

Shares of ONE Gas stock opened at $72.46 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $4.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.64. ONE Gas has a twelve month low of $58.31 and a twelve month high of $78.89. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $71.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.15.

ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The utilities provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34. ONE Gas had a net margin of 10.70% and a return on equity of 7.70%. The company had revenue of $630.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $973.58 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in ONE Gas by 22.9% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,470,618 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $258,283,000 after buying an additional 645,566 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of ONE Gas during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,344,000. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of ONE Gas by 1,421.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 489,028 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $33,865,000 after acquiring an additional 456,891 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in ONE Gas by 60.7% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 821,860 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $56,914,000 after buying an additional 310,460 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its position in shares of ONE Gas by 320.2% in the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 402,849 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $29,980,000 after purchasing an additional 306,974 shares during the period. 88.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ONE Gas Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. This is a positive change from ONE Gas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.70%. ONE Gas’s payout ratio is presently 68.54%.

About ONE Gas

ONE Gas, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a regulated natural gas distribution company in the United States. The company provides natural gas distribution services to approximately 2.3 million customers in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. It serves residential, commercial, and transportation customers.