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ONEOK Announces Deal to Acquire Remaining EnLink Stock for $4.3B
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ONEOK, Inc. (OKE - Free Report) announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement, under which it will acquire all of the outstanding publicly held common units of EnLink Midstream for $4.3 billion in ONEOK common stock.
This new deal was initiated after ONEOK successfully completed its acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners' entire interest in EnLink on Oct. 15, 2024, for a total cash consideration of nearly $3.3 billion.
Key Details of OKE’s Merger Deal
As per the agreement, each outstanding common unit of EnLink that ONEOK does not already own will be converted into 0.1412 shares of ONEOK common stock. The exchange ratio was calculated by dividing the 10-day volume-weighted average price of ONEOK by $15.75 per unit, which was the market close price of EnLink on Nov. 22, 2024.
ONEOK will issue around 37 million shares in relation to the proposed deal, which amounts to roughly 6% of all ONEOK shares that will be outstanding when the deal is completed.
ONEOK agreed to support the deal by voting its units, which account for about 44% of the remaining EnLink common units. To finish the deal, no vote from ONEOK shareholders is needed. The deal is expected to be closed in the first quarter of 2025.
Merger & Acquisitions in Oil & Gas Sector
Here are some oil and gas companies that are also focused on expanding their operations through mergers and acquisitions.
Energy Transfer (ET - Free Report) recently completed the acquisition of WTG Midstream Holdings LLC. The firm paid $2.28 billion in cash and nearly 50.8 million newly issued ET common units to complete the agreement. This acquisition expanded Energy Transfer’s presence in the Midland Basin by adding 6,000 miles of complementary gas-gathering pipelines in the region. The partnership expects the WTG assets to add approximately 4 cents of distributable cash flow per common unit in 2025, increasing to approximately 7 cents per common unit in 2027.
ET’s long-term (three to five-year) earnings growth rate is 23.24%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2024 earnings per unit indicates a year-over-year increase of 22.9%.
TotalEnergies SE (TTE - Free Report) : During the third quarter of 2024, it acquired $1.8 billion worth of assets. These strategic acquisitions should assist the company in further expanding its multi-energy assets worldwide.
TTE’s long-term earnings growth rate is 3.91%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2024 earnings per share indicates a year-over-year decrease of 16.1%.
OKE’s Stock Price Performance
Over the past three months, ONEOK’s shares have risen 32.1% compared with the industry’s 18.3% growth.
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ONEOK Announces Deal to Acquire Remaining EnLink Stock for $4.3B
ONEOK, Inc. (OKE - Free Report) announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement, under which it will acquire all of the outstanding publicly held common units of EnLink Midstream for $4.3 billion in ONEOK common stock.
This new deal was initiated after ONEOK successfully completed its acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners' entire interest in EnLink on Oct. 15, 2024, for a total cash consideration of nearly $3.3 billion.
Key Details of OKE’s Merger Deal
As per the agreement, each outstanding common unit of EnLink that ONEOK does not already own will be converted into 0.1412 shares of ONEOK common stock. The exchange ratio was calculated by dividing the 10-day volume-weighted average price of ONEOK by $15.75 per unit, which was the market close price of EnLink on Nov. 22, 2024.
ONEOK will issue around 37 million shares in relation to the proposed deal, which amounts to roughly 6% of all ONEOK shares that will be outstanding when the deal is completed.
ONEOK agreed to support the deal by voting its units, which account for about 44% of the remaining EnLink common units. To finish the deal, no vote from ONEOK shareholders is needed. The deal is expected to be closed in the first quarter of 2025.
Merger & Acquisitions in Oil & Gas Sector
Here are some oil and gas companies that are also focused on expanding their operations through mergers and acquisitions.
Energy Transfer (ET - Free Report) recently completed the acquisition of WTG Midstream Holdings LLC. The firm paid $2.28 billion in cash and nearly 50.8 million newly issued ET common units to complete the agreement. This acquisition expanded Energy Transfer’s presence in the Midland Basin by adding 6,000 miles of complementary gas-gathering pipelines in the region. The partnership expects the WTG assets to add approximately 4 cents of distributable cash flow per common unit in 2025, increasing to approximately 7 cents per common unit in 2027.
ET’s long-term (three to five-year) earnings growth rate is 23.24%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2024 earnings per unit indicates a year-over-year increase of 22.9%.
TotalEnergies SE (TTE - Free Report) : During the third quarter of 2024, it acquired $1.8 billion worth of assets. These strategic acquisitions should assist the company in further expanding its multi-energy assets worldwide.
TTE’s long-term earnings growth rate is 3.91%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2024 earnings per share indicates a year-over-year decrease of 16.1%.
OKE’s Stock Price Performance
Over the past three months, ONEOK’s shares have risen 32.1% compared with the industry’s 18.3% growth.
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OKE’s Zacks Rank
ONEOK currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.