4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: ONEOK

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By Brian D. Pacampara

updated 4:24 a.m. ET Nov. 6, 2009

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, natural gas distributor ONEOK (NYSE: OKE) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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

ONEOK facts

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Headquarters (Founded)	Tulsa, Okla. (1906)
Market Cap	$4 billion
Industry	Gas utilities
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$10.23 billion
Management	CEO John Gibson (since 2007) CFO Curtis Dinan (since 2007)
Return on Equity (Average, Past 5 Years)	17.9%
Dividend Yield	4.6%
Cash / Debt	$52.2 million / $5.4 billion
Competitors	Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPD) PG & E (NYSE: PCG)
CAPS Members Bullish on OKE Also Bullish on	General Electric (NYSE: GE) Altria (NYSE: MO)
CAPS Members Bearish on OKE Also Bearish on	Omniture (Nasdaq: OMTR)

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 97.5% of the 364 members who have rated ONEOK believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star theron4longan, who is ranked in the top 11% of our community, and SolitaireOne.

Early this year, theron4longan tapped the stock as a natural income opportunity: "[R]egulated industry with steady dividends and almost 50% ownership in [ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE: OKS)]. Natural gas will be with us in one form or other over my lifetime."

In a pitch from last month, SolitaireOne also encouraged Fools to get paid for passing gas:

[ONEOK] continues to see nice growth and a solid dividend (currently paying over 4.5% at this level). The real "value" here in my opinion, is in the future of servicing & transporting their product via its extensive Mid-West pipeline system. Another harsh winter for Northern/NE regions and increased heating costs should prove profitable for this segment. Additionally, as the push towards the US's need for energy independence grows, I feel that [ONEOK] will be a strong player.

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