Zacks Research Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for ONE Gas

ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE:OGS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for ONE Gas in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.55 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.56. The consensus estimate for ONE Gas' current full-year earnings is $4.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ONE Gas' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.24 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of ONE Gas from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $76.00 to $84.00 in a report on Monday, April 7th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of ONE Gas from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. StockNews.com upgraded ONE Gas from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised ONE Gas to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $75.21.

ONE Gas Trading Up 2.1 %

ONE Gas stock opened at $78.43 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.70 billion, a PE ratio of 20.06, a P/E/G ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.74. ONE Gas has a 12 month low of $58.31 and a 12 month high of $78.89. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $74.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $72.80. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The utilities provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.34. ONE Gas had a return on equity of 7.70% and a net margin of 10.70%. The business had revenue of $630.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $973.58 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of ONE Gas by 12.1% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 13,659 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,016,000 after buying an additional 1,469 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in ONE Gas by 105.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 105,607 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $7,859,000 after acquiring an additional 54,237 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in ONE Gas in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $422,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of ONE Gas during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ONE Gas by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 701,933 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $50,785,000 after purchasing an additional 31,045 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.71% of the company's stock.

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.

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