Why ONEOK Partners Will Pop in 2013 (OKS)

Why ONEOK Partners Will Pop in 2013

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, natural gas pipeline operator ONEOK Partners (NYSE: OKS ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

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

ONEOK Partners facts

Headquarters (Founded)	Tulsa, Okla. (1993)
Market Cap	$13.2 billion
Industry	Oil and gas storage and transportation
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$10.4 billion
Management	Chairman/CEO John Gibson CFO Derek Reiners
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)	19.8%
Cash/Debt	$963.7 million / $4.8 billion
Dividend Yield	4.6%
Competitors	El Paso Enbridge (NYSE: ENB ) Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP )

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 98% of the 665 members who have rated ONEOK Partners believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just yesterday, one of those Fools, All-Star Chemdawg, tapped ONEOK Partners as a particularly timely bargain opportunity:

[J]ust wait until these guys finish all of their fractionation facilities and additional infrastructure buildout. ... [B]etter get in while it is still cheap ... it won't stay that way much longer. [D]ividend is strong and growing. [E]xpect that to grow at a rate greater than 10% per year going forward.

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