What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for ONE Gas Q2 Earnings?

ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE:OGS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of ONE Gas in a report released on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.59. The consensus estimate for ONE Gas’ current full-year earnings is $4.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ONE Gas’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.95 EPS.

Several other analysts have also commented on the stock. Bank of America began coverage on shares of ONE Gas in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $77.00 price target on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded ONE Gas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised ONE Gas to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on ONE Gas from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded ONE Gas from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $76.00 to $84.00 in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ONE Gas has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $73.44.

ONE Gas Price Performance

Shares of NYSE OGS opened at $72.97 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.63. ONE Gas has a 12 month low of $58.31 and a 12 month high of $78.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.66, a PEG ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.74.

ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The utilities provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.34. The firm had revenue of $630.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $973.58 million. ONE Gas had a return on equity of 7.70% and a net margin of 10.70%.

Institutional Trading of ONE Gas

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC purchased a new position in ONE Gas in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in shares of ONE Gas by 3,620.0% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 372 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new position in ONE Gas during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in ONE Gas during the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in ONE Gas by 42.0% during the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 710 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. 88.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About ONE Gas

ONE Gas, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a regulated natural gas distribution company in the United States. The company provides natural gas distribution services to approximately 2.3 million customers in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. It serves residential, commercial, and transportation customers.