<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in  ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE - Free Report) by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor  owned 50,910 shares of the utilities provider's stock after purchasing an additional 3,699 shares during the quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in ONEOK were worth $4,156,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).</p><ul><li>Build Stability and Income With 3 Overlooked Dividend Leaders</li></ul><p>Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Morningstar Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in  ONEOK by 18.2% in the 2nd quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 27,375 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $2,235,000 after purchasing an additional 4,206 shares in the last quarter.  Dark Forest Capital Management LP lifted its stake in  ONEOK by 409.5% in the 1st quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 40,372 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $4,006,000 after purchasing an additional 32,448 shares in the last quarter.  Andrew Hill Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in  ONEOK in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,671,000.  Banco Santander S.A. lifted its stake in  ONEOK by 22.2% in the 1st quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 26,824 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $2,661,000 after purchasing an additional 4,880 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in  ONEOK by 27.7% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 5,242,524 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $485,982,000 after purchasing an additional 1,136,928 shares in the last quarter. 69.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><p>Several analysts have recently weighed in on OKE shares. Weiss Ratings  restated a &#34;hold (c+)&#34; rating on shares of ONEOK in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of ONEOK in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. They set a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and a $75.00 price objective on the stock. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of ONEOK in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a &#34;hold&#34; rating and a $91.00 price objective on the stock. Scotiabank  set a $92.00 price objective on shares of ONEOK and gave the company a &#34;sector outperform&#34; rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of ONEOK from $94.00 to $88.00 and set a &#34;sector perform&#34; rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. One analyst  has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned  a Buy rating and eight have issued  a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus target price of $98.27.</p><ul><li>5 Stocks With Above-Market Yields Just Raised Payments Further</li></ul><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Report on OKE</b></p><h2>ONEOK Price Performance</h2><p>OKE stock opened at $69.57 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.59. ONEOK, Inc. has a 52 week low of $66.56 and a 52 week high of $118.07. The firm's fifty day moving average is $72.60 and its 200 day moving average is $78.57. The firm has a market cap of $43.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.01. </p><ul><li>3 Natural Gas Stocks Set to Thrive in This Winter's Freeze</li></ul><p>ONEOK (NYSE:OKE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.01. ONEOK had a net margin of 11.06% and a return on equity of 14.90%. The company had revenue of $8.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.20 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.33 EPS.  ONEOK has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.370-5.370 EPS. Research analysts predict that  ONEOK, Inc. will post 5.07 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>ONEOK Dividend Announcement</h2><p>The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 3rd will be issued a $1.03 dividend. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 3rd. ONEOK's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 80.31%. </p><h2>ONEOK Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>ONEOK, Inc engages in gathering, processing, fractionation, storage, transportation, and marketing of natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. 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This story was reviewed by MarketBeat's editorial team prior to publication. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in ONEOK Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider ONEOK, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and ONEOK wasn't on the list.</p><p>While ONEOK currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

<p>Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in ONEOK, Inc. by 7.8% in Q2, now holding 50,910 shares valued at $4.16 million. Other institutional investors also raised their positions. Analysts have mixed ratings on ONEOK, with a consensus target price of $98.27. The stock opened at $69.57, with a market cap of $43.81 billion. ONEOK reported Q2 earnings of $1.34 EPS, exceeding estimates, and declared a quarterly dividend of $1.03, yielding 5.9%.</p>

Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in ONEOK, Inc. $OKE