OGE Energy (OGE) Competitors

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) and OGE Energy (NYSE:OGE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer ETR or OGE?

Entergy presently has a consensus price target of $86.25, suggesting a potential upside of 5.00%. OGE Energy has a consensus price target of $46.80, suggesting a potential upside of 4.96%. Given Entergy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Entergy is more favorable than OGE Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entergy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
OGE Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better valuation & earnings, ETR or OGE?

Entergy has higher revenue and earnings than OGE Energy. OGE Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entergy, 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
Entergy	$11.88B	2.98	$1.06B	$3.08	26.67
OGE Energy	$2.99B	3.01	$441.50M	$2.42	18.43

Does the media refer more to ETR or OGE?

In the previous week, Entergy had 16 more articles in the media than OGE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Entergy and 7 mentions for OGE Energy. OGE Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Entergy's score of 1.20 indicating that OGE Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entergy	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OGE Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ETR or OGE?

Entergy has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OGE Energy has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ETR or OGE?

88.1% of Entergy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of OGE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Entergy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of OGE Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ETR or OGE more profitable?

OGE Energy has a net margin of 15.48% compared to Entergy's net margin of 11.26%. Entergy's return on equity of 11.43% beat OGE Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entergy	11.26%	11.43%	2.65%
OGE Energy	15.48%	10.58%	3.57%

Is ETR or OGE a better dividend stock?

Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. OGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Entergy pays out 77.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. OGE Energy pays out 69.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entergy has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and OGE Energy has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. OGE Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Entergy beats OGE Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.