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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CPK Chesapeake Utilities	$125.84 +1.1%	$121.52	$112.92 ▼ $136.73	$2.93B	0.66	118,427 shs	75,745 shs
NJR NewJersey Resources	$47.69 +0.3%	$45.57	$43.80 ▼ $51.94	$4.78B	0.64	645,964 shs	525,326 shs
NWN Northwest Natural Gas	$41.24 +1.0%	$40.60	$37.65 ▼ $44.38	$1.65B	0.55	262,912 shs	233,671 shs
SWX Southwest Gas	$79.94 +0.3%	$75.89	$64.69 ▼ $80.54	$5.74B	0.49	389,221 shs	314,446 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CPK Chesapeake Utilities	+0.22%	+3.32%	+0.69%	+7.03%	+9.37%
NJR NewJersey Resources	+0.92%	+2.05%	+4.12%	+4.42%	+7.92%
NWN Northwest Natural Gas	+1.00%	+3.23%	-1.78%	+2.01%	+8.01%
SWX Southwest Gas	+1.02%	+0.17%	+3.46%	+17.51%	+12.52%

Compare MarketRank™

Company	Overall Score	Analyst's Opinion	Short Interest Score	Dividend Strength	ESG Score	News and Social Media Sentiment	Company Ownership	Earnings & Valuation
CPK Chesapeake Utilities	4.2918 of 5 stars	1.3	5.0	4.2	1.1	2.6	1.7	2.5
NJR NewJersey Resources	2.9393 of 5 stars	1.2	3.0	5.0	0.0	3.1	2.5	1.3
NWN Northwest Natural Gas	4.0915 of 5 stars	2.3	3.0	4.2	0.0	3.3	2.5	2.5
SWX Southwest Gas	3.5761 of 5 stars	1.3	5.0	1.7	0.3	3.0	1.7	1.9

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
CPK Chesapeake Utilities	2.67	Moderate Buy	$124.50	-1.06% Downside
NJR NewJersey Resources	2.33	Hold	$51.43	7.84% Upside
NWN Northwest Natural Gas	2.50	Moderate Buy	$48.00	16.39% Upside
SWX Southwest Gas	2.60	Moderate Buy	$77.25	-3.37% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NWN, SWX, NJR, and CPK Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/8/2025	NJR NewJersey Resources	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$49.00 ➝ $50.00
7/22/2025	CPK Chesapeake Utilities	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$124.00 ➝ $120.00
7/8/2025	SWX Southwest Gas	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$74.00 ➝ $82.00
6/13/2025	NJR NewJersey Resources	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$49.00
6/13/2025	NWN Northwest Natural Gas	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$45.00 ➝ $49.00
5/28/2025	NJR NewJersey Resources	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$56.00 ➝ $51.00
5/28/2025	SWX Southwest Gas	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$79.00 ➝ $75.00
5/23/2025	SWX Southwest Gas	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral	$69.00 ➝ $74.00
5/15/2025	NJR NewJersey Resources	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$52.00 ➝ $50.00

(Data available from 8/13/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
CPK Chesapeake Utilities	$787.20M	3.76	$9.01 per share	13.97	$63.67 per share	1.98
NJR NewJersey Resources	$1.80B	2.67	$4.63 per share	10.31	$24.13 per share	1.98
NWN Northwest Natural Gas	$1.15B	1.44	$6.26 per share	6.59	$36.20 per share	1.14
SWX Southwest Gas	$5.11B	1.13	$9.32 per share	8.58	$57.18 per share	1.40

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
CPK Chesapeake Utilities	$118.60M	$5.61	22.43	20.13	N/A	14.89%	9.20%	3.62%	N/A
NJR NewJersey Resources	$289.77M	$4.09	11.66	15.29	N/A	19.64%	17.08%	5.60%	N/A
NWN Northwest Natural Gas	$78.87M	$2.53	16.30	14.17	N/A	8.34%	8.60%	2.25%	N/A
SWX Southwest Gas	$198.82M	$2.68	29.83	21.66	2.04	4.06%	6.98%	2.20%	N/A

Latest NWN, SWX, NJR, and CPK Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/7/2025	Q2 2025	CPK Chesapeake Utilities	$1.00	$1.04	+$0.04	$1.02	$182.45 million	$192.80 million
8/6/2025	Q2 2025	SWX Southwest Gas	$0.42	$0.53	+$0.11	-$0.18	$1.17 billion	$1.12 billion
8/5/2025	Q2 2025	NWN Northwest Natural Gas	-$0.07	$0.01	+$0.08	-$0.06	$252.70 million	$236.19 million
8/4/2025	Q3 2025	NJR NewJersey Resources	-$0.06	$0.06	+$0.12	-$0.15	$305.05 million	$298.95 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	3-Year Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
CPK Chesapeake Utilities	$2.74	2.18%	N/A	48.84%	22 Years
NJR NewJersey Resources	$1.80	3.77%	N/A	44.01%	29 Years
NWN Northwest Natural Gas	$1.96	4.75%	N/A	77.47%	70 Years
SWX Southwest Gas	$2.48	3.10%	N/A	92.54%	N/A

Latest NWN, SWX, NJR, and CPK Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/7/2025	CPK Chesapeake Utilities	quarterly	$0.6850	2.27%	9/15/2025	9/15/2025	10/6/2025
7/10/2025	NWN Northwest Natural Gas	quarterly	$0.49	4.68%	7/31/2025	7/31/2025	8/15/2025

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
CPK Chesapeake Utilities	0.83	0.42	0.36
NJR NewJersey Resources	1.25	0.76	0.48
NWN Northwest Natural Gas	1.43	0.68	0.52
SWX Southwest Gas	1.07	1.01	0.94

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
CPK Chesapeake Utilities	83.11%
NJR NewJersey Resources	70.98%
NWN Northwest Natural Gas	75.13%
SWX Southwest Gas	92.77%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
CPK Chesapeake Utilities	2.68%
NJR NewJersey Resources	0.72%
NWN Northwest Natural Gas	0.93%
SWX Southwest Gas	0.39%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
CPK Chesapeake Utilities	1,200	23.54 million	22.91 million	Optionable
NJR NewJersey Resources	1,372	100.45 million	99.73 million	Optionable
NWN Northwest Natural Gas	1,452	40.31 million	39.94 million	Optionable
SWX Southwest Gas	2,435	71.98 million	71.70 million	Optionable

NWN, SWX, NJR, and CPK Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

August 13 at 2:29 AM | americanbankingnews.com

Southwest Gas Sells Centuri Shares, Raises $325 Million

August 12 at 5:52 PM | msn.com

Southwest Gas Holdings Announces Closing of Secondary Public Offering of Centuri Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

August 11 at 4:05 PM | prnewswire.com

Critical Contrast: Centrica (OTCMKTS:CPYYY) versus Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX)

August 11 at 3:41 AM | americanbankingnews.com

Centuri Holdings stock drops after Southwest Gas prices secondary offering

August 10 at 10:38 AM | za.investing.com

Southwest Gas Holdings Second Quarter 2025 Earnings: Misses Expectations

August 9, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.com

Southwest Gas Earnings Call Highlights Robust Growth and Challenges

August 9, 2025 | theglobeandmail.com

Southwest Gas shares fall 3% as Q2 revenue misses estimates

August 8, 2025 | investing.com

Southwest Gas prices Centuri share sale at $19.50/share

August 8, 2025 | msn.com

Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX) Stake Raised by Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board

August 8, 2025 | marketbeat.com

Southwest Gas Holdings Announces Pricing of Secondary Public Offering of Centuri Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

August 7, 2025 | prnewswire.com

Southwest Gas Holdings Announces Launch of Secondary Public Offering of Centuri Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

August 7, 2025 | prnewswire.com

Southwest Gas Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Decrease Y/Y

August 7, 2025 | zacks.com

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (SWX) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Net Income and ...

August 7, 2025 | gurufocus.com

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SWX) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

August 7, 2025 | msn.com

Q2 2025 Southwest Gas Holdings Inc Earnings Call Transcript

August 7, 2025 | gurufocus.com

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (SWX) Q2 2025 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For

August 7, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (SWX) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

August 6, 2025 | seekingalpha.com

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. 2025 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

August 6, 2025 | seekingalpha.com

Southwest Gas (SWX) Surpasses Q2 Earnings Estimates

August 6, 2025 | zacks.com

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results, Reaffirms Guidance ...

August 6, 2025 | gurufocus.com

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NWN, SWX, NJR, and CPK Company Descriptions

Chesapeake Utilities NYSE:CPK

$125.84 +1.39 (+1.12%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$125.88 +0.05 (+0.04%)

As of 04:10 PM Eastern

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation operates as an energy delivery company. The company operates through two segments, Regulated Energy and Unregulated Energy. The Regulated Energy segment natural gas distribution operations in central and southern Delaware, Maryland's eastern shore, and Florida; regulated natural gas transmission in the Delmarva Peninsula, Ohio, and Florida; and regulated electric distribution in northeast and northwest Florida. The Unregulated Energy segment engages in the propane operations in the Mid-Atlantic region, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida; unregulated natural gas transmission/supply operation in central and eastern Ohio; generation of electricity and steam; provision of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and renewable natural gas transportation and pipeline solutions primarily to utilities and pipelines in the United States; and sustainable energy investments. This segment is also involved in the provision of other unregulated services, such as energy-related merchandise sale and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and plumbing and electrical services. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Dover, Delaware.

NewJersey Resources NYSE:NJR

$47.69 +0.13 (+0.27%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$47.66 -0.03 (-0.07%)

As of 07:42 PM Eastern

New Jersey Resources Corporation, an energy services holding company, distributes natural gas. The company operates through four segments: Natural Gas Distribution, Clean Energy Ventures, Energy Services, and Storage and Transportation. The Natural Gas Distribution segment offers regulated natural gas utility services to approximately 576,000 customers in Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, and Sussex counties in New Jersey; provides capacity and storage management services; and participates in the off-system sales and capacity release markets. The Clean Energy Ventures segment invests in, owns, and operates clean energy projects, including commercial and residential solar installation situated in New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, Michigan, and Indiana. The Energy Services segment maintains and operates natural gas transportation and storage capacity contracts, as well as provides physical wholesale energy, retail energy and energy management services in the United States and Canada. The Storage and Transportation segment invests in invests in energy-related ventures. It provides heating, ventilation, and cooling services; sales and installation of appliances; offers solar equipment installation, and plumbing repair and installation services; and holds commercial real estate properties. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Wall, New Jersey.

Northwest Natural Gas NYSE:NWN

$41.24 +0.42 (+1.03%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$41.29 +0.05 (+0.12%)

As of 07:00 PM Eastern

Northwest Natural Holding Company, through its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company, provides regulated natural gas distribution services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the United States. The company operates a mist gas storage facility contracted to other utilities, third-party marketers, and electric generators; offers natural gas asset management services; and operates an appliance retail center. It also engages in gas storage, water and wastewater, non-regulated renewable natural gas, and other investment businesses. In addition, the company provides natural gas service in Oregon and southwest Washington; and water and wastewater connections. Northwest Natural Holding Company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Southwest Gas NYSE:SWX

$79.94 +0.22 (+0.28%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$79.94 0.00 (-0.01%)

As of 08:00 PM Eastern

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, distributes and transports natural gas in Arizona, Nevada, and California. The company operates through Natural Gas Distribution, Utility Infrastructure Services, and Pipeline and Storage segments. It also provides trenching, installation, and replacement of underground pipes, as well as maintenance services for energy distribution systems. As of December 31, 2023, it had 2,226,000 residential, commercial, industrial, and other natural gas customers. Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1931 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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