NYSE:NJR - New Jersey Resources Stock Price, Forecast & News

New Jersey Resources' stock was trading at $33.18 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, NJR stock has decreased by 0.9% and is now trading at $32.89. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for New Jersey Resources in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for New Jersey Resources.

New Jersey Resources is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, May 1st 2020. View our earnings forecast for New Jersey Resources.

New Jersey Resources Corp (NYSE:NJR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.32. The utilities provider earned $615.04 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $853 million. New Jersey Resources had a net margin of 7.21% and a return on equity of 9.89%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 24.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.61 EPS. View New Jersey Resources' earnings history.

New Jersey Resources announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a dividend of $0.313 per share on Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.81%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. View New Jersey Resources' dividend history.

Shares of New Jersey Resources split before market open on Wednesday, March 4th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, January 21st 2015. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Tuesday, March 3rd 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of New Jersey Resources stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

New Jersey Resources updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 6th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.05-2.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.12.

News headlines about NJR stock have been trending very positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. New Jersey Resources earned a daily sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutNew Jersey Resources.

Some companies that are related to New Jersey Resources include Atmos Energy (ATO), ONEOK (OKE), UGI (UGI), Southwest Gas (SWX), National Fuel Gas (NFG), South Jersey Industries (SJI), Northwest Natural (NWN) and Chesapeake Utilities (CPK).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other New Jersey Resources investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), Ford Motor (F), AT&T (T), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP), Centurylink (CTL), Pfizer (PFE) and South Jersey Industries (SJI).

New Jersey Resources trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NJR."

New Jersey Resources' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (8.55%), FMR LLC (1.79%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.29%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.26%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.22%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (1.05%). Company insiders that own New Jersey Resources stock include David A Trice, Donald L Correll, Jane M Kenny, Laurence M Downes, M William Howard Jr, M William Howard, Jr and Patrick J Migliaccio. View institutional ownership trends for New Jersey Resources.

NJR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Credit Suisse AG, Martingale Asset Management L P, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Charter Trust Co., and Jane Street Group LLC. Company insiders that have sold New Jersey Resources company stock in the last year include David A Trice, Donald L Correll, Laurence M Downes, and Patrick J Migliaccio. View insider buying and selling activity for New Jersey Resources.

NJR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Franklin Resources Inc., Franklin Resources Inc., Norges Bank, Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., Reaves W H & Co. Inc., FMR LLC, and First Trust Advisors LP. View insider buying and selling activity for New Jersey Resources.

Shares of NJR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of NJR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.89.

New Jersey Resources has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion and generates $2.59 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $169.51 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.95 on an earnings per share basis. New Jersey Resources employs 1,108 workers across the globe. View additional information about New Jersey Resources.

The official website for New Jersey Resources is http://www.njresources.com/.

New Jersey Resources' mailing address is 1415 Wyckoff Road, WALL TOWNSHIP NJ, 07719. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 732-938-1000 or via email at [email protected]