ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.340-4.400 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.360. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

ONE Gas Stock Performance

OGS traded up $1.32 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $81.51. 658,630 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 497,386. ONE Gas has a 1-year low of $66.38 and a 1-year high of $83.39. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 0.85. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.99.

ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The utilities provider reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.12). ONE Gas had a return on equity of 8.07% and a net margin of 10.63%. ONE Gas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.340-4.400 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that ONE Gas will post 4.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Mizuho raised ONE Gas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $77.00 to $86.00 in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of ONE Gas in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of ONE Gas from $89.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $72.00 target price on shares of ONE Gas in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $80.69.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its stake in ONE Gas by 12.7% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 5,698 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $410,000 after purchasing an additional 643 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in shares of ONE Gas by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 14,111 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,014,000 after acquiring an additional 828 shares during the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co lifted its holdings in shares of ONE Gas by 14.3% during the 2nd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 80,098 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,760,000 after acquiring an additional 10,035 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in shares of ONE Gas by 226.7% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 9,228 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $663,000 after acquiring an additional 6,403 shares during the period. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of ONE Gas by 45.0% in the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 4,409 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $317,000 after acquiring an additional 1,369 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.71% of the company’s stock.

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.