NewJersey Resources (NJR) Competitors $46.96 -0.46 (-0.97%) As of 02:43 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. 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%9.00%4.35% 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. 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$1.80B2.62$289.77M$4.0911.45Atmos Energy$4.17B6.36$1.04B$7.2822.68 Which has more volatility and risk, NJR or ATO? NewJersey Resources has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer NJR or ATO? In the previous week, Atmos Energy had 12 more articles in the media than NewJersey Resources. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Atmos Energy and 12 mentions for NewJersey Resources. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat NewJersey Resources' score of 1.40 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Atmos Energy 20 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Atmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate NJR or ATO? NewJersey Resources currently has a consensus target price of $51.43, suggesting a potential upside of 9.78%. Atmos Energy has a consensus target price of $158.27, suggesting a potential downside of 4.16%. Given NewJersey Resources' higher probable upside, equities 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 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. 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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$4.71B$10.31B$16.18B$21.26BDividend Yield3.85%3.98%5.49%3.53%P/E Ratio11.4612.6315.3529.27Price / Sales2.622.31367.2053.51Price / Cash10.129.3619.1323.64Price / Book1.941.522.175.38Net Income$289.77M$565.00M$751.26M$996.59M7 Day Performance-0.34%1.16%0.22%2.93%1 Month Performance3.09%2.47%0.50%2.79%1 Year Performance2.80%8.75%332.26%12.70% NewJersey Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NJRNewJersey Resources3.5391 of 5 stars$46.96-1.0%$51.43+9.5%+3.5%$4.72B$1.80B11.491,372Positive NewsATOAtmos Energy3.7753 of 5 stars$165.56-1.6%$158.27-4.4%+28.7%$27.00B$4.17B22.745,260Positive NewsEx-DividendAVAAvista3.8735 of 5 stars$36.83-1.3%$38.00+3.2%-3.2%$3.03B$1.94B16.591,950Positive NewsBKHBlack Hills4.4378 of 5 stars$60.27-1.3%$66.00+9.5%+2.8%$4.45B$2.13B15.182,841Positive NewsCPKChesapeake Utilities3.8792 of 5 stars$124.42-2.2%$124.50+0.1%+6.2%$2.99B$787.20M22.181,200Positive NewsNWENorthWestern Energy Group2.4863 of 5 stars$57.82-1.1%$60.00+3.8%+8.3%$3.55B$1.53B15.841,573Positive NewsNWNNorthwest Natural Gas4.0097 of 5 stars$41.34-1.7%$48.00+16.1%+2.7%$1.70B$1.15B16.341,452Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy4.0682 of 5 stars$45.19-0.8%$46.80+3.6%+15.3%$9.17B$2.99B18.522,291Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionOGSONE Gas3.2259 of 5 stars$75.38-2.1%$77.64+3.0%+11.5%$4.62B$2.08B17.993,900News CoveragePositive NewsPORPortland General Electric2.31 of 5 stars$42.48-1.4%$45.40+6.9%-9.4%$4.72B$3.44B15.672,915Positive NewsSRSpire3.4588 of 5 stars$76.54-1.7%$79.20+3.5%+18.2%$4.60B$2.59B16.533,475Positive NewsAnalyst Revision 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 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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