Zacks Research Has Optimistic View of OGE Energy Q2 Earnings

OGE Energy Corporation (NYSE:OGE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of OGE Energy in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.57. The consensus estimate for OGE Energy’s current full-year earnings is $2.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for OGE Energy’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS.

OGE Energy (NYSE:OGE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $747.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $695.59 million. OGE Energy had a return on equity of 10.58% and a net margin of 15.48%. OGE Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.09 EPS.

OGE has been the topic of several other reports. Argus upgraded shares of OGE Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on OGE Energy from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Barclays raised OGE Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $45.00 to $47.00 in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded OGE Energy to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $46.80.

OGE Energy Stock Performance

Shares of OGE stock opened at $44.53 on Friday. OGE Energy has a 12 month low of $36.66 and a 12 month high of $46.91. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.92. The firm has a market cap of $8.97 billion, a PE ratio of 18.40, a P/E/G ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in OGE Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of OGE Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of OGE Energy by 102.0% during the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 715 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the period. First Command Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in OGE Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new stake in OGE Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. 71.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other OGE Energy news, insider William H. Sultemeier sold 6,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.54, for a total value of $302,841.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 72,548 shares in the company, valued at $3,303,835.92. This represents a 8.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Donnie O. Jones sold 11,351 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.06, for a total value of $500,125.06. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 43,932 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,935,643.92. The trade was a 20.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.55% of the stock is owned by insiders.

OGE Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 7th will be given a $0.4213 dividend. This represents a $1.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 7th. OGE Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 69.42%.

OGE Energy Company Profile

OGE Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy services provider in the United States. The company generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric energy. In addition, it provides retail electric service to approximately 896,000 customers, which covers a service area of approximately 30,000 square miles in Oklahoma and western Arkansas; and owns and operates coal-fired, natural gas-fired, wind-powered, and solar-powered generating assets.