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$OKE β AVOID π | 6 MONTHS THESIS
π― Q1 2026 | Rev $9.6B | EPS $1.23 vs $1.30 π΄ | Margin 14.8%
π‘ Consensus may have priced in a recovery or steady cash flows, but the EPS miss of 1.23 vs 1.30379 and the stockβs 104th-percentile historical P/E suggest the market is too optimistic. The variant view is that earnings will continue to erode and the multiple will compress toward the peer base of 12.0x or lower.
π Reward/risk: 0.4:1
π’ Business Quality: 5/10 - Midstream energy operator with historically stable cash flows, but recent earnings miss indicates operational pressures and possible deterioration in asset quality.
π Valuation: rich - P/E of 16.1x versus historical median 10.8x, peer base 12.0x, and peer bear 8.0x.
π Our read: AVOID. Full analysis β
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