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It's Showtime for ONEOK

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By Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool

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ONEOK (NYS: OKE) is expected to report Q1 earnings on April 30. Here’s what Wall Street wants to see:

The 10-second takeaway
 Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict ONEOK‘s revenues will grow 9.7% and EPS will grow 9.1%.

The average estimate for revenue is $3.75 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.60.

Revenue details
 Last quarter, ONEOK logged revenue of $3.66 billion. GAAP reported sales were 10% lower than the prior-year quarter’s $4.07 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 Last quarter, EPS came in at $0.53. GAAP EPS of $0.53 for Q4 were 3.6% lower than the prior-year quarter’s $0.55 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Recent performance
 For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 11.0%, 30 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.0%, 100 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 3.0%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year’s average estimate for revenue is $14.82 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.81.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 420 members out of 436 rating the stock outperform, and 16 members rating it underperform. Among 153 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 148 give ONEOK a green thumbs-up, and five give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on ONEOK is outperform, with an average price target of $53.10.

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The article It’s Showtime for ONEOK originally appeared on Fool.com.


Seth Jayson had no position in any company mentioned here at the time of publication. You can view his stock holdings here. He is co-advisor of Motley Fool Hidden Gems, which provides new small-cap ideas every month, backed by a real-money portfolio. The Motley Fool recommends ONEOK. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe

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Will This Natural Gas Distributor Beat the Market?

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By Brian Pacampara, Pacampara, The Motley Fool

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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool’s free investing community, natural gas distributor Atmos Energy has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at Atmos and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Atmos facts

Headquarters (founded)

Dallas, Texas (1906)

Market Cap

$3.7 billion

Industry

Gas utilities

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$3.4 billion

Management

CEO Kim Cocklin (since 2010)

CFO Bret Eckert (since 2012)

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

8.2%

Cash/Debt

$124.6 million / $2.8 billion

Dividend Yield

3.4%

Competitors

Energy Future Holdings

ONEOK

Xcel Energy

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 87% of the 126 members who have rated Atmos believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just yesterday, one of those Fools, mchedester, succinctly summed up the Atmos bull case for our community: “Natural gas should be a big part of the future. This company is my way to play natural gas. They make money in storage when supplies get backed up and they make money with sales when demand picks up.”

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