Atria Investments Inc grew its holdings in shares of ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE - Free Report) by 21.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 28,536 shares of the utilities provider's stock after buying an additional 4,975 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc's holdings in ONEOK were worth $2,865,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kieckhefer Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of ONEOK during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Access Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ONEOK during the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Canton Hathaway LLC bought a new stake in shares of ONEOK during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. J.Safra Asset Management Corp bought a new stake in ONEOK during the fourth quarter worth approximately $48,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in ONEOK by 98.1% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 525 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.13% of the company's stock.
NYSE OKE opened at $89.59 on Friday. ONEOK, Inc. has a twelve month low of $76.23 and a twelve month high of $118.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.81. The stock has a market cap of $55.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.74, a PEG ratio of 3.77 and a beta of 1.70. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $100.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.37.
ONEOK (NYSE:OKE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.11. ONEOK had a net margin of 14.05% and a return on equity of 16.84%. The firm had revenue of $7 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.18 billion. Equities analysts anticipate that ONEOK, Inc. will post 5.07 EPS for the current year.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $1.03 per share. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.60%. This is a boost from ONEOK's previous quarterly dividend of $0.99. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. ONEOK's payout ratio is presently 79.69%.
Several brokerages recently commented on OKE. US Capital Advisors raised ONEOK from a "moderate buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Citigroup began coverage on ONEOK in a report on Friday, February 28th. They set a "buy" rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. Truist Financial boosted their target price on ONEOK from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Barclays dropped their target price on ONEOK from $105.00 to $101.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on ONEOK from $112.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ONEOK presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $103.31.
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ONEOK, Inc engages in gathering, processing, fractionation, storage, transportation, and marketing of natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. It operates through four segments: Natural Gas Gathering and Processing, Natural Gas Liquids, Natural Gas Pipelines, and Refined Products and Crude.
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