Oneok Inc (NYSE: OKE) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 2.98 compared to its previous closing price of 99.34. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.92% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-21 that In the closing of the recent trading day, Oneok Inc. (OKE) stood at $99.34, denoting a -1.3% change from the preceding trading day.
Is It Worth Investing in Oneok Inc (NYSE: OKE) Right Now?
Oneok Inc (NYSE: OKE) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 19.77x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for OKE is at 1.17. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for OKE is 623.02M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.82% of that float. The average trading volume for OKE on March 25, 2025 was 3.92M shares.
OKE’s Market Performance
OKE stock saw an increase of 3.92% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 4.28% and a quarterly increase of 4.77%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.27%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.17% for Oneok Inc (OKE). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.78% for OKE’s stock, with a 8.09% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OKE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OKE stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for OKE by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for OKE in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $110 based on the research report published on February 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OKE reach a price target of $110. The rating they have provided for OKE stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on February 10th, 2025.
OKE Trading at 3.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OKE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.36% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.27%, as shares surge +4.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.53% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OKE rose by +3.92%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +29.43% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $95.80. In addition, Oneok Inc saw 1.89% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OKE starting from GREGORY D LUSARDI, who proposed sale 3,750 shares at the price of $99.45 back on Mar 19 ’25. After this action, GREGORY D LUSARDI now owns shares of Oneok Inc, valued at $372,938 using the latest closing price.
King Tim T., the Officer of Oneok Inc, proposed sale 2,500 shares at $96.04 during a trade that took place back on Mar 14 ’25, which means that King Tim T. is holding shares at $240,094 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OKE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Oneok Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 18.11, with 5.27 for asset returns.
Based on Oneok Inc (OKE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.88. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.64.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.87 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.39. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.34. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.90.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Oneok Inc (OKE) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
