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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:CPKNYSE:NJRNYSE:NWNNYSE:SWX On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeCPKChesapeake Utilities$124.13+3.2%$125.51$103.74▼$136.73$2.81B0.66108,131 shs160,540 shsNJRNewJersey Resources$45.27+2.2%$46.78$41.68▼$51.95$4.45B0.62546,180 shs480,320 shsNWNNorthwest Natural Gas$40.61+2.5%$41.57$34.90▼$44.38$1.60B0.54251,480 shs397,154 shsSWXSouthwest Gas$75.13+1.7%$72.25$64.31▼$80.29$5.31B0.47372,570 shs480,258 shsA Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for July 2025. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Enter your email address to see which companies made the list.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceCPKChesapeake Utilities+2.84%+4.46%+1.65%-0.36%+18.17%NJRNewJersey Resources+2.29%+2.05%-1.05%-5.41%+7.61%NWNNorthwest Natural Gas+2.52%+2.29%-0.45%-0.71%+16.19%SWXSouthwest Gas+1.68%+3.81%+6.05%+2.92%+2.16%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationCPKChesapeake Utilities4.0984 of 5 stars1.34.04.21.12.51.72.5NJRNewJersey Resources4.3588 of 5 stars3.25.05.00.02.02.51.3NWNNorthwest Natural Gas4.5176 of 5 stars2.35.04.20.02.82.53.1SWXSouthwest Gas3.2845 of 5 stars1.25.01.70.31.32.51.9Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceCPKChesapeake Utilities 2.67Moderate Buy$126.501.91% UpsideNJRNewJersey Resources 2.33Hold$51.2913.29% UpsideNWNNorthwest Natural Gas 2.67Moderate Buy$46.3314.09% UpsideSWXSouthwest Gas 2.40Hold$75.00-0.17% DownsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest NWN, SWX, NJR, and CPK Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails6/13/2025NJRNewJersey ResourcesRaymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageOutperform$49.006/13/2025NWNNorthwest Natural GasStifel NicolausSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$45.00 ➝ $49.005/28/2025NJRNewJersey ResourcesJPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$56.00 ➝ $51.005/28/2025SWXSouthwest GasJPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$79.00 ➝ $75.005/23/2025SWXSouthwest GasBank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeUnderperform ➝ Neutral$69.00 ➝ $74.005/15/2025NJRNewJersey ResourcesMizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$52.00 ➝ $50.005/9/2025CPKChesapeake UtilitiesLADENBURG THALM/SH SHSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeStrong-Buy5/9/2025SWXSouthwest GasLADENBURG THALM/SH SHSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeStrong-Buy5/7/2025NJRNewJersey ResourcesWells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$51.00 ➝ $53.005/7/2025NWNNorthwest Natural GasWells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$45.00 ➝ $47.004/29/2025CPKChesapeake UtilitiesBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$125.00 ➝ $124.00(Data available from 6/24/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookCPKChesapeake Utilities$787.20M3.68$9.19 per share13.50$61.03 per share2.03NJRNewJersey Resources$1.80B2.53$4.72 per share9.60$22.19 per share2.04NWNNorthwest Natural Gas$1.15B1.42$6.36 per share6.39$34.52 per share1.18SWXSouthwest Gas$5.11B1.06$9.45 per share7.95$51.31 per share1.46Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateCPKChesapeake Utilities$118.60M$5.4122.9419.86N/A14.69%9.19%3.57%8/6/2025 (Estimated)NJRNewJersey Resources$289.77M$4.1210.9914.51N/A20.03%16.95%5.48%8/5/2025 (Estimated)NWNNorthwest Natural Gas$78.87M$2.5216.1213.96N/A8.48%8.56%2.29%8/1/2025 (Estimated)SWXSouthwest Gas$198.82M$3.1124.1620.362.014.66%6.76%2.08%8/5/2025 (Estimated)Latest NWN, SWX, NJR, and CPK EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails5/12/2025Q1 2025SWXSouthwest Gas$1.61$1.65+$0.04$1.58$1.50 billion$1.30 billion5/7/2025Q1 2025CPKChesapeake Utilities$2.28$2.22-$0.06$2.21$248.45 million$298.70 million5/6/2025Q1 2025NWNNorthwest Natural Gas$2.09$2.28+$0.19$2.18$464.65 million$494.28 million5/5/2025Q2 2025NJRNewJersey Resources$1.65$1.76+$0.11$2.02$732.00 million$913.03 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthCPKChesapeake Utilities$2.742.21%N/A50.65%22 YearsNJRNewJersey Resources$1.803.98%N/A43.69%29 YearsNWNNorthwest Natural Gas$1.964.83%N/A77.78%70 YearsSWXSouthwest Gas$2.483.30%N/A79.74%N/ALatest NWN, SWX, NJR, and CPK DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date4/30/2025SWXSouthwest Gasquarterly$0.623.44%8/15/20258/15/20259/2/20255/7/2025CPKChesapeake Utilitiesquarterly$0.68502.05%6/16/20256/16/20257/7/20254/16/2025NJRNewJersey Resourcesquarterly$0.453.62%6/10/20256/10/20257/1/20254/10/2025NWNNorthwest Natural Gasquarterly$0.494.81%4/30/20254/30/20255/15/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioCPKChesapeake Utilities0.870.460.40NJRNewJersey Resources1.200.930.73NWNNorthwest Natural Gas1.511.050.87SWXSouthwest Gas1.150.790.79Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipCPKChesapeake Utilities83.11%NJRNewJersey Resources70.98%NWNNorthwest Natural Gas75.13%SWXSouthwest Gas92.77%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipCPKChesapeake Utilities1.51%NJRNewJersey Resources0.72%NWNNorthwest Natural Gas0.84%SWXSouthwest Gas0.51%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableCPKChesapeake Utilities1,20023.33 million22.98 millionOptionableNJRNewJersey Resources1,372100.37 million99.65 millionOptionableNWNNorthwest Natural Gas1,45240.31 million39.97 millionOptionableSWXSouthwest Gas2,43571.91 million71.55 millionOptionableNWN, SWX, NJR, and CPK HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesSouthwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by BrokeragesJune 24 at 4:38 AM | marketbeat.comSouthwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) vs. Hong Kong & China Gas (OTCMKTS:HOKCY) Head to Head ContrastJune 24 at 4:09 AM | americanbankingnews.comWhy Southwest Gas Stock Deserves a Spot in Your Portfolio for NowJune 23 at 10:41 AM | zacks.comSG Americas Securities LLC Buys New Position in Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX)June 19, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthwest Gas Completes Major Stock OfferingJune 18, 2025 | tipranks.comSouthwest Gas Holdings Announces Closing of Secondary Public Offering of Centuri Holdings, Inc. Common StockJune 18, 2025 | prnewswire.comSouthwest Gas prices $202.3M Centuri stock saleJune 17, 2025 | msn.comSouthwest Gas Holdings Inc (SWX) Announces Upsized Secondary Public Offering of Centuri ...June 16, 2025 | gurufocus.comSouthwest Gas Holdings Announces Pricing of Upsized Secondary Public Offering of Centuri ...June 16, 2025 | gurufocus.comSouthwest Gas Holdings Announces Pricing of Upsized Secondary Public Offering of Centuri Holdings, Inc. Common StockJune 16, 2025 | prnewswire.comSouthwest Gas Holdings Announces Launch of Secondary Public Offering of Centuri Holdings, Inc. Common StockJune 16, 2025 | prnewswire.comExchange Traded Concepts LLC Raises Holdings in Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SWX)June 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) Lowered to Hold Rating by Wall Street ZenJune 16, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comSouthwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) Lowered to "Hold" Rating by Wall Street ZenJune 15, 2025 | marketbeat.comHennessy Advisors Inc. Sells 5,000 Shares of Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SWX)June 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comBaker Ellis Asset Management LLC Purchases New Shares in Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SWX)June 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comWhy Is Southwest Gas (SWX) Up 6.3% Since Last Earnings Report?June 11, 2025 | zacks.comHere's Why Southwest Gas (SWX) is a Strong Value StockJune 11, 2025 | zacks.comGAMMA Investing LLC Buys 61,908 Shares of Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SWX)June 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comMDU or SWX: Which Is a Better Utility Gas Distribution Stock?June 9, 2025 | zacks.comWedge Capital Management L L P NC Purchases New Position in Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SWX)June 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeNWN, SWX, NJR, and CPK Company DescriptionsChesapeake Utilities NYSE:CPK$124.13 +3.84 (+3.19%) Closing price 06/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$124.37 +0.24 (+0.19%) As of 06/23/2025 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.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$45.27 +0.98 (+2.21%) Closing price 06/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.20 -0.07 (-0.14%) As of 07:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.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$40.61 +0.99 (+2.50%) Closing price 06/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.66 +0.05 (+0.12%) As of 05:31 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.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$75.13 +1.27 (+1.72%) Closing price 06/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$75.14 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 06/23/2025 05:22 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.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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