NewJersey Resources (NJR) Competitors $47.21 +0.69 (+1.49%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.22 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 08/7/2025 04:32 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 NewJersey Resources (NYSE:NJR) and Atmos Energy (NYSE:ATO) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability. Do analysts rate NJR or ATO? NewJersey Resources currently has a consensus price target of $51.29, suggesting a potential upside of 8.63%. Atmos Energy has a consensus price target of $157.14, suggesting a potential downside of 3.27%. Given NewJersey Resources' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe NewJersey Resources is more favorable than Atmos Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NewJersey Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Atmos Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media refer more to NJR or ATO? In the previous week, Atmos Energy had 10 more articles in the media than NewJersey Resources. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Atmos Energy and 18 mentions for NewJersey Resources. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat NewJersey Resources' score of 0.73 indicating that Atmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NewJersey Resources 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Atmos Energy 18 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NJR or ATO? 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 RatioNewJersey Resources$2.10B2.26$289.77M$4.0911.54Atmos Energy$4.62B5.58$1.04B$7.2822.31 Is NJR or ATO 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 NewJersey Resources19.64% 17.08% 5.60% Atmos Energy 25.05%9.12%4.42% Is NJR or ATO a better dividend stock? NewJersey Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. NewJersey Resources pays out 44.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atmos Energy pays out 47.8% 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. NewJersey Resources has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Atmos Energy has raised its dividend for 41 consecutive years. NewJersey Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals believe in NJR or ATO? 71.0% of NewJersey Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of NewJersey Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Atmos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, NJR or ATO? NewJersey Resources has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAtmos Energy beats NewJersey Resources on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NewJersey Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NJR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$4.67B$10.19B$16.27B$20.70BDividend Yield3.86%4.00%5.45%3.67%P/E Ratio11.5412.3516.4428.64Price / Sales2.262.22168.0057.35Price / Cash10.099.2719.0723.59Price / Book1.951.522.134.32Net Income$289.77M$565.00M$751.46M$995.66M7 Day Performance3.14%0.85%2.89%1.91%1 Month Performance4.13%1.72%13.32%-0.54%1 Year Performance6.96%9.08%129.66%14.76% NewJersey Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NJRNewJersey Resources2.7724 of 5 stars$47.21+1.5%$51.29+8.6%+6.4%$4.67B$2.10B11.541,372Earnings ReportATOAtmos Energy4.3165 of 5 stars$154.55-1.5%$156.95+1.6%+26.8%$24.91B$4.17B21.475,260Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpAVAAvista3.1697 of 5 stars$36.89-0.8%$38.00+3.0%-2.5%$2.99B$1.94B15.771,950Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementBKHBlack Hills4.5361 of 5 stars$55.95-1.3%$66.00+18.0%+5.8%$4.11B$2.13B14.272,841Positive NewsCPKChesapeake Utilities4.1088 of 5 stars$121.22-0.3%$124.50+2.7%+5.5%$2.84B$787.20M22.411,200News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNWENorthWestern Energy Group2.7271 of 5 stars$52.11-1.0%$60.00+15.1%+7.0%$3.20B$1.51B14.281,573Positive NewsNWNNorthwest Natural Gas4.2582 of 5 stars$40.55-0.8%$46.33+14.3%+5.5%$1.65B$1.15B16.091,452Positive NewsEarnings ReportOGEOGE Energy3.9246 of 5 stars$44.25-1.4%$46.80+5.8%+16.3%$9.03B$2.99B18.292,291Positive NewsOGSONE Gas2.9993 of 5 stars$72.20-1.0%$77.64+7.5%+11.6%$4.37B$2.08B17.443,900Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPORPortland General Electric2.6265 of 5 stars$40.95-1.1%$45.40+10.9%-8.7%$4.53B$3.44B15.112,915SRSpire3.0873 of 5 stars$75.77-0.8%$78.60+3.7%+16.7%$4.51B$2.59B18.663,475Earnings Report 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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