Zacks Research Forecasts ONE Gas’ FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:OGS)

ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE:OGS) – Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of ONE Gas in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 21st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $4.34 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.32. The consensus estimate for ONE Gas’ current full-year earnings is $4.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ONE Gas’ Q1 2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.53 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.20 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.70 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of ONE Gas from $71.00 to $66.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of ONE Gas in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Mizuho raised shares of ONE Gas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $77.00 to $86.00 in a report on Friday, September 26th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, ONE Gas presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $78.06.

ONE Gas Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:OGS opened at $81.98 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.92 billion, a PE ratio of 19.57, a P/E/G ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. ONE Gas has a twelve month low of $66.38 and a twelve month high of $83.27. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $75.52.

ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.53. The business had revenue of $423.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $432.69 million. ONE Gas had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 8.07%. The company’s revenue was up 19.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.48 EPS. ONE Gas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.320-4.420 EPS.

ONE Gas Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 18th were paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 18th. ONE Gas’s payout ratio is currently 63.96%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ONE Gas

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Diversified Trust Co increased its stake in ONE Gas by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 10,660 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $766,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in ONE Gas by 20.1% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 910 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its stake in ONE Gas by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 6,638 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $501,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the period. State of Michigan Retirement System increased its stake in ONE Gas by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 13,604 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,028,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its stake in ONE Gas by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 15,900 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,202,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. 88.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.