OGE Energy Corporation (NYSE:OGE) Increases Dividend to $0.43 Per Share

OGE Energy Corporation (NYSE:OGE – Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 5th will be paid a dividend of 0.4288 per share by the utilities provider on Friday, October 30th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 5th. This is a 0.9% increase from OGE Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42.

OGE Energy has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.0%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 18 consecutive years. OGE Energy has a dividend payout ratio of 70.0% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect OGE Energy to earn $2.59 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.70 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 65.6%.

OGE Energy Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of OGE Energy stock traded down $0.20 during trading on Thursday, hitting $44.52. 303,723 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,528,034. The stock has a market cap of $9.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.52. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $46.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $47.60. OGE Energy has a 12-month low of $41.69 and a 12-month high of $50.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.47.

OGE Energy (NYSE:OGE – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $711.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $782.73 million. OGE Energy had a return on equity of 9.48% and a net margin of 14.44%.OGE Energy’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.53 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that OGE Energy will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

OGE has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on OGE Energy from $49.00 to $46.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of OGE Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of OGE Energy from $55.00 to $54.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of OGE Energy in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of OGE Energy from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $50.00 to $54.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $49.80.

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About OGE Energy

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OGE Energy Corp. is an Oklahoma City-based energy holding company whose principal subsidiary is Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E). OG&E is a regulated electric utility that generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

OG&E serves customers across Oklahoma and in western Arkansas. Its operations include a portfolio of power-generation resources, electric transmission and distribution infrastructure, and related customer and energy-management services.

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