Jennison Associates LLC increased its position in shares of ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE – Free Report) by 4.4% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 259,680 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 11,054 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC’s holdings in ONEOK were worth $23,472,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of ONEOK by 137.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 15,278 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,534,000 after purchasing an additional 8,834 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in ONEOK by 0.8% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 17,957 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,782,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of ONEOK during the 1st quarter worth approximately $216,000. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ONEOK by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,120 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $255,000 after buying an additional 383 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of ONEOK by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 130,347 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $10,640,000 after buying an additional 4,902 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 69.13% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several analysts have recently weighed in on OKE shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of ONEOK from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of ONEOK from $98.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $92.00 price target on shares of ONEOK in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of ONEOK from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Scotiabank cut shares of ONEOK from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $92.00 to $89.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $92.06.
ONEOK Stock Up 0.1%
Shares of NYSE OKE opened at $93.63 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.69, a P/E/G ratio of 6.99 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $89.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $85.52. ONEOK, Inc. has a 1 year low of $64.02 and a 1 year high of $96.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.56.
ONEOK (NYSE:OKE – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by ($0.07). ONEOK had a return on equity of 16.06% and a net margin of 10.03%.The business had revenue of $9.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.23 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.04 EPS. ONEOK has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.530-5.530 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that ONEOK, Inc. will post 5.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.
ONEOK Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd will be issued a dividend of $1.07 per share. This represents a $4.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 3rd. ONEOK’s payout ratio is currently 76.29%.
ONEOK Company Profile
ONEOK, Inc (NYSE: OKE) is a publicly traded midstream energy company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company owns and operates a portfolio of natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) pipelines, processing facilities, fractionators and storage and terminal assets. Its operations are focused on gathering, processing, transporting, fractionating and marketing NGLs and interstate natural gas, providing critical infrastructure that connects hydrocarbon production to refineries, petrochemical plants and other end markets.
ONEOK’s asset base includes pipeline systems and processing plants that move and condition natural gas, along with infrastructure for the transportation, storage and fractionation of NGLs such as ethane, propane and butane.
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