Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for ONE Gas Q2 Earnings

ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE:OGS - Free Report) - Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of ONE Gas in a research note issued on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.59. 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 $0.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.95 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on OGS. StockNews.com raised shares of ONE Gas from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Jefferies Financial Group raised ONE Gas from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $76.00 to $84.00 in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of ONE Gas from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised ONE Gas to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ONE Gas presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $75.21.

ONE Gas Trading Up 0.1 %

OGS stock traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $75.09. 143,918 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 410,580. ONE Gas has a one year low of $58.31 and a one year high of $78.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.64. The company has a market cap of $4.50 billion, a PE ratio of 19.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.74. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $73.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $72.63.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ONE Gas

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of OGS. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new stake in shares of ONE Gas during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,135,000. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. bought a new stake in ONE Gas during the fourth quarter worth $203,000. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky increased its stake in shares of ONE Gas by 234.1% in the 3rd quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 60,976 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $4,539,000 after purchasing an additional 42,724 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its holdings in shares of ONE Gas by 41.0% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,218 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $154,000 after buying an additional 645 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of ONE Gas by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,354,710 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $100,836,000 after buying an additional 18,477 shares during the last quarter. 88.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ONE Gas Company Profile

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.