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NYSE:NJR

New Jersey Resources (NJR) Competitors

$48.68
+0.23 (+0.47%)
(As of 06/1/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$47.98
$48.80
50-Day Range
$48.45
$55.46
52-Week Range
$38.07
$55.84
Volume
480,426 shs
Average Volume
445,942 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.72 billion
P/E Ratio
16.12
Dividend Yield
3.20%
Price Target
$48.50

NJR vs. NFG, NWN, ATO, OGS, SR, POR, CIG, IDA, SWX, and ELP

Should you be buying New Jersey Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of New Jersey Resources include National Fuel Gas (NFG), Northwest Natural (NWN), Atmos Energy (ATO), ONE Gas (OGS), Spire (SR), Portland General Electric (POR), CEMIG (CIG), IDACORP (IDA), Southwest Gas (SWX), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

New Jersey Resources vs.

New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR) and National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

New Jersey Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. National Fuel Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. New Jersey Resources pays out 51.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Fuel Gas pays out 30.4% 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. National Fuel Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

New Jersey Resources currently has a consensus target price of $48.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.39%. National Fuel Gas has a consensus target price of $65.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.41%. Given National Fuel Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe National Fuel Gas is more favorable than New Jersey Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
New Jersey Resources
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67
National Fuel Gas
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

National Fuel Gas has a net margin of 24.93% compared to New Jersey Resources' net margin of 10.94%. National Fuel Gas' return on equity of 23.69% beat New Jersey Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
New Jersey Resources 10.94% 14.22% 4.22%
National Fuel Gas 24.93% 23.69% 7.01%

National Fuel Gas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than New Jersey Resources. National Fuel Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New Jersey Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
New Jersey Resources$2.91 billion1.62$274.92 million$3.0216.12
National Fuel Gas$2.19 billion2.14$566.02 million$6.258.16

New Jersey Resources has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Fuel Gas has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, New Jersey Resources had 3 more articles in the media than National Fuel Gas. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for New Jersey Resources and 8 mentions for National Fuel Gas. New Jersey Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat National Fuel Gas' score of 0.09 indicating that New Jersey Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
New Jersey Resources
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
National Fuel Gas
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

74.1% of New Jersey Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of National Fuel Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of New Jersey Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of National Fuel Gas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

National Fuel Gas received 123 more outperform votes than New Jersey Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.37% of users gave National Fuel Gas an outperform vote while only 58.15% of users gave New Jersey Resources an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
New Jersey ResourcesOutperform Votes
321
58.15%
Underperform Votes
231
41.85%
National Fuel GasOutperform Votes
444
67.37%
Underperform Votes
215
32.63%

Summary

National Fuel Gas beats New Jersey Resources on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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NJR vs. The Competition

MetricNew Jersey ResourcesNatural gas distribution IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.72B$7.84B$12.99B$14.57B
Dividend Yield3.20%3.52%3.94%4.06%
P/E Ratio16.1212.6288.9218.24
Price / Sales1.621.571,473.058.98
Price / Cash12.699.1225.3523.10
Price / Book2.361.872.009.21
Net Income$274.92M$851.27M$443.15M$902.99M
7 Day Performance-0.39%0.34%0.39%1.00%
1 Month Performance-5.79%-0.69%-2.72%-1.54%
1 Year Performance6.06%-13.38%-9.05%-9.05%

New Jersey Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NFG
National Fuel Gas
2.7608 of 5 stars
$51.40
+0.4%
$65.50
+27.4%
-30.3%$4.72B$2.19B8.222,132
NWN
Northwest Natural
2.8413 of 5 stars
$42.83
-2.4%
$49.75
+16.2%
-22.9%$1.54B$1.04B14.981,258
ATO
Atmos Energy
2.476 of 5 stars
$114.43
+0.6%
$124.71
+9.0%
-3.7%$16.53B$4.20B19.664,791Short Interest ↓
Positive News
OGS
ONE Gas
1.6957 of 5 stars
$81.45
+0.4%
$78.50
-3.6%
-8.2%$4.51B$2.58B19.873,800Positive News
SR
Spire
2.4995 of 5 stars
$64.88
-1.3%
$70.00
+7.9%
-18.3%$3.41B$2.20B13.833,584
POR
Portland General Electric
2.0307 of 5 stars
$48.13
-0.4%
$50.75
+5.4%
-1.2%$4.65B$2.65B17.632,873Positive News
CIG
CEMIG
2.423 of 5 stars
$2.32
-2.1%
N/A-4.5%$5.11B$6.68B8.294,969
IDA
IDACORP
2.1012 of 5 stars
$102.61
-0.7%
$106.67
+4.0%
-4.5%$5.19B$1.64B19.322,070Positive News
SWX
Southwest Gas
2.1455 of 5 stars
$58.99
+1.1%
$79.60
+34.9%
-37.7%$4.21B$5.30B-15.562,351Analyst Report
ELP
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL
0 of 5 stars
$7.31
-2.0%
N/A-3.5%$4.00B$4.25B0.005,875

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This page (NYSE:NJR) was last updated on 6/2/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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