Head to Head Contrast: Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) vs. ONEOK (NYSE:OKE)

ONEOK (NYSE:OKE) and Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares ONEOK and Kolibri Global Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ONEOK	9.29%	16.41%	5.48%
Kolibri Global Energy	26.87%	10.93%	7.72%

Volatility and Risk

ONEOK has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kolibri Global Energy has a beta of -0.56, indicating that its share price is 156% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for ONEOK and Kolibri Global Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ONEOK	0	12	7	1	2.45
Kolibri Global Energy	0	2	0	0	2.00

ONEOK currently has a consensus price target of $96.24, suggesting a potential upside of 7.16%. Given ONEOK’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ONEOK is more favorable than Kolibri Global Energy.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ONEOK and Kolibri Global Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ONEOK	$33.63 billion	1.68	$3.39 billion	$5.80	15.48
Kolibri Global Energy	$57.42 million	4.03	$15.48 million	$0.53	12.17

ONEOK has higher revenue and earnings than Kolibri Global Energy. Kolibri Global Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ONEOK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

69.1% of ONEOK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Kolibri Global Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of ONEOK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ONEOK beats Kolibri Global Energy on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ONEOK

ONEOK, Inc. engages in gathering, processing, fractionation, storage, transportation, and marketing of natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. It operates through four segments: Natural Gas Gathering and Processing, Natural Gas Liquids, Natural Gas Pipelines, and Refined Products and Crude. The company owns natural gas gathering pipelines and processing plants in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions; and provides midstream services to producers of NGLs. It also owns NGL gathering and distribution pipelines in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado; terminal and storage facilities in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois; NGL distribution pipelines in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana; transports refined petroleum products, including unleaded gasoline and diesel; and owns and operates truck- and rail-loading, and -unloading facilities connected to NGL fractionation, storage, and pipeline assets. In addition, the company transports and stores natural gas through regulated interstate and intrastate natural gas transmission pipelines, and natural gas storage facilities. Further, it owns and operates a parking garage in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma; and leases excess office space and rail cars. Additionally, the company transports, stores, and distributes refined products, NGLs, and crude oil, as well as conducts commodity-related activities, including liquids blending and marketing activities. It serves integrated and independent exploration and production companies; other NGL and natural gas gathering and processing companies; crude oil and natural gas production companies; utilities; industrial companies; natural gasoline distributors; propane distributors; municipalities; ethanol producers; petrochemical, refining, and marketing companies; and heating fuel users, refineries, and exporters. ONEOK, Inc. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

About Kolibri Global Energy

Kolibri Global Energy Inc. engages in the finding and exploiting oil, gas, and clean and sustainable energy in the United States. It sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as BNK Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Kolibri Global Energy Inc. in November 2020. Kolibri Global Energy Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.