The stock price of Oge Energy Corp (NYSE: OGE) has jumped by 0.38 compared to previous close of 45.04. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.14% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-23 that OGE Energy (OGE) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Is It Worth Investing in Oge Energy Corp (NYSE: OGE) Right Now?
Oge Energy Corp (NYSE: OGE) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 20.62x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.60. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for OGE is 200.15M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.60% of that float. On April 25, 2025, the average trading volume of OGE was 1.32M shares.
OGE’s Market Performance
OGE stock saw an increase of 1.14% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 1.96% and a quarterly increase of 4.85%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.24%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.70% for Oge Energy Corp (OGE). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.26% for OGE’s stock, with a simple moving average of 8.44% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OGE
Evercore ISI, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OGE reach a price target of $47, previously predicting the price at $40. The rating they have provided for OGE stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 21st, 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to OGE, setting the target price at $46 in the report published on September 20th of the previous year.
OGE Trading at 1.20% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OGE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.62% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.24%, as shares surge +0.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.17% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OGE rose by +1.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +28.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $44.65. In addition, Oge Energy Corp saw 9.60% 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 OGE starting from Cristina F McQuistion, who proposed sale 3,951 shares at the price of $46.09 back on Feb 28 ’25. After this action, Cristina F McQuistion now owns shares of Oge Energy Corp, valued at $182,104 using the latest closing price.
McQuistion Cristina F, the Officer of Oge Energy Corp, proposed sale 11,731 shares at $44.96 during a trade that took place back on Feb 25 ’25, which means that McQuistion Cristina F is holding shares at $527,425 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OGE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Oge Energy Corp stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 9.65, with 3.33 for asset returns.
Based on Oge Energy Corp (OGE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.54 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 1.19. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.93.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.31 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.9. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.98for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.22. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.73.
Conclusion
To sum up, Oge Energy Corp (OGE) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
