NewJersey Resources (NJR) Competitors $45.65 -0.36 (-0.78%) Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.74 +0.09 (+0.21%) As of 10/10/2025 07:48 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. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NJR vs. ATO, AVA, BKH, CPK, NWE, NWN, OGE, OGS, POR, and SRShould you be buying NewJersey Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NewJersey Resources include Atmos Energy (ATO), Avista (AVA), Black Hills (BKH), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE), Northwest Natural Gas (NWN), OGE Energy (OGE), ONE Gas (OGS), Portland General Electric (POR), and Spire (SR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. NewJersey Resources vs. Its Competitors Atmos Energy Avista Black Hills Chesapeake Utilities NorthWestern Energy Group Northwest Natural Gas OGE Energy ONE Gas Portland General Electric Spire Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) and NewJersey Resources (NYSE:NJR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Do analysts prefer ATO or NJR? Atmos Energy presently has a consensus price target of $164.70, suggesting a potential downside of 6.66%. NewJersey Resources has a consensus price target of $51.43, suggesting a potential upside of 12.66%. Given NewJersey Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NewJersey Resources is more favorable than Atmos Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atmos Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58NewJersey Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has more risk and volatility, ATO or NJR? Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NewJersey Resources has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ATO or NJR? Atmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NewJersey Resources. NewJersey Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atmos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtmos Energy$4.17B6.80$1.04B$7.2824.24NewJersey Resources$1.80B2.55$289.77M$4.0911.16 Is ATO or NJR a better dividend stock? Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. NewJersey Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Atmos Energy pays out 47.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NewJersey Resources pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Atmos Energy has raised its dividend for 41 consecutive years and NewJersey Resources has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. NewJersey Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is ATO or NJR more profitable? Atmos Energy has a net margin of 25.05% compared to NewJersey Resources' net margin of 19.64%. NewJersey Resources' return on equity of 17.08% beat Atmos Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atmos Energy25.05% 9.00% 4.35% NewJersey Resources 19.64%17.08%5.60% Does the media favor ATO or NJR? In the previous week, Atmos Energy had 13 more articles in the media than NewJersey Resources. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Atmos Energy and 6 mentions for NewJersey Resources. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat NewJersey Resources' score of 0.98 indicating that Atmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Atmos Energy 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NewJersey Resources 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ATO or NJR? 90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of NewJersey Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of NewJersey Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAtmos Energy beats NewJersey Resources on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NJR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NJR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNewJersey ResourcesUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.62B$10.92B$16.80B$21.89BDividend Yield4.13%3.62%4.66%3.61%P/E Ratio11.1613.3357.0928.83Price / Sales2.552.4533.9983.53Price / Cash9.989.8319.2124.17Price / Book2.061.622.254.51Net Income$289.77M$565.00M$748.50M$1.01B7 Day Performance-2.85%-0.58%0.13%-3.53%1 Month Performance-3.76%2.66%7.65%-1.95%1 Year Performance-0.04%10.16%81.16%10.26% NewJersey Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NJRNewJersey Resources3.5023 of 5 stars$45.65-0.8%$51.43+12.7%+1.0%$4.62B$1.80B11.161,372Analyst ForecastATOAtmos Energy4.2432 of 5 stars$173.30+1.8%$162.50-6.2%+27.6%$27.32B$4.17B23.805,260Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAVAAvista4.0203 of 5 stars$37.15+0.5%$39.00+5.0%-0.4%$3.00B$1.94B16.741,950News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBKHBlack Hills4.1362 of 5 stars$60.48+0.5%$66.00+9.1%+2.7%$4.38B$2.13B15.232,841Analyst ForecastCPKChesapeake Utilities4.0158 of 5 stars$136.70+0.2%$124.50-8.9%+18.4%$3.21B$787.20M24.371,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNWENorthWestern Energy Group2.4562 of 5 stars$58.11+0.7%$59.17+1.8%+5.9%$3.54B$1.53B15.921,573NWNNorthwest Natural Gas3.8718 of 5 stars$44.10-0.7%$48.00+8.8%+14.4%$1.79B$1.15B17.431,452News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastOGEOGE Energy3.8925 of 5 stars$46.14+0.5%$47.00+1.9%+15.4%$9.25B$2.99B18.912,291News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOGSONE Gas2.8485 of 5 stars$79.96+0.3%$78.06-2.4%+13.5%$4.78B$2.33B19.083,900Analyst ForecastPORPortland General Electric1.8995 of 5 stars$43.71+1.3%$45.40+3.9%-5.2%$4.73B$3.44B16.132,915Analyst ForecastSRSpire4.0355 of 5 stars$81.37-1.1%$80.00-1.7%+28.5%$4.86B$2.59B17.573,475Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Atmos Energy Competitors Avista Competitors Black Hills Competitors Chesapeake Utilities Competitors NorthWestern Energy Group Competitors Northwest Natural Gas Competitors OGE Energy Competitors ONE Gas Competitors Portland General Electric Competitors Spire Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NJR) was last updated on 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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