South Jersey Industries Company Profile (NYSE:SJI)

About South Jersey Industries

South Jersey Industries, Inc. (SJI) is an energy services holding company. The Company provides a range of energy-related products and services, primarily through its subsidiaries. Its subsidiaries include South Jersey Gas Company (SJG), South Jersey Energy Company (SJE), South Jersey Resources Group, LLC (SJRG), South Jersey Exploration, LLC (SJEX), Marina Energy, LLC (Marina), South Jersey Energy Service Plus, LLC (SJESP) and SJI Midstream, LLC. The Company operates through various segments, including Gas utility operations (SJG), Wholesale energy operations, SJE, On-Site energy production, Appliance service operations and Corporate & Services. The Company groups its nonutility operations into over two categories: Energy Group and Energy Services. Energy Group includes wholesale energy, retail gas and other, and retail electric operations. Energy Services include on-site energy production and appliance service operations.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Utilities
Industry: Gas Utilities
Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: SJI
CUSIP: 83851810

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $30.67
50 Day Moving Average: $30.07
200 Day Moving Average: $29.37
52-Week Range: $21.24 - $32.03
Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.64
Foreward P/E Ratio: 22.55
P/E Growth: 3.94
Market Cap: $2.43B
Outstanding Shares: 79,270,000
Beta: 0.67

Profitability:

Net Margins: 11.45%
Return on Equity: 9.56%
Return on Assets: 3.00%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.65%
Current Ratio: 0.50%
Quick Ratio: 0.43%

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Consensus Ratings for South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	4 Hold Ratings, 4 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.50)
Consensus Price Target:	$32.50 (5.97% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/8/2016	Morgan Stanley	Initiated Coverage	Equal -> Equal Weight	$32.00
6/28/2016	Janney Montgomery Scott	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
6/14/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$31.00
5/16/2016	Guggenheim	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$32.00
3/30/2016	Sidoti	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$35.00
3/14/2016	Williams Capital	Reiterated Rating	Buy
3/10/2016	US Capital Advisors	Upgrade	Hold -> Overweight
12/9/2015	Hilliard Lyons	Upgrade	Underperform -> Neutral
10/10/2014	Brean Capital	Boost Price Target	Buy	$30.00 -> $35.00

(Data available from 9/27/2014 forward)

Earnings History for South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/3/2016
8/5/2016	Q216	$0.14	$0.12	$177.83 million	$154.40 million	View	Listen
5/6/2016	Q1	$0.80	$0.80	$402.65 million		View	Listen
2/29/2016	Q415	$0.67	$0.62	$288.00 million		View	Listen
11/5/2015	Q315	$0.11	($0.07)	$135.00 million		View	Listen
8/7/2015	Q215	$0.12	$0.03	$140.00 million		View	Listen
5/8/2015	Q115	$0.88	$0.86	$352.50 million		View	Listen
2/27/2015	Q414	$1.12	$0.93			View	Listen
11/7/2014	Q314	$0.04	($0.10)	$143.50 million		View	Listen
8/6/2014	Q214	$0.19	$0.30			View	Listen
5/9/2014		$1.58	$2.02			View	N/A
2/28/2014	Q413	$1.25	$1.23			View	Listen
11/12/2013	Q3	$0.24	($0.04)			View	Listen
8/8/2013	Q2 2013	$0.41	$0.31			View	Listen
5/3/2013	Q1 2013		$1.35	$274.83 million	$255.63 million	View	N/A
2/28/2013	Q4 2012	$1.05	$0.98	$212.99 million		View	N/A
11/8/2012	Q312	$0.07	$0.13	$148.47 million		View	N/A
8/7/2012		$0.27	$0.28			View	N/A
2/28/2012		$1.02	$1.05			View	N/A
11/8/2011		$0.06	$0.01			View	N/A
8/8/2011		$0.27	$0.20			View	N/A
5/9/2011		$1.62	$1.63			View	N/A
2/28/2011		$0.86	$0.87			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.32 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.36 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	1	$0.85	$0.85	$0.85
Q2 2016	2	$0.12	$0.13	$0.13
Q3 2016	2	($0.10)	($0.05)	($0.08)
Q4 2016	2	$0.48	$0.54	$0.51
Q1 2017	1	$0.76	$0.76	$0.76
Q2 2017	1	$0.10	$0.10	$0.10
Q3 2017	1	($0.03)	($0.03)	($0.03)
Q4 2017	1	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI)

Annual Dividend:	$1.05
Dividend Yield:	3.42%
Dividend Growth:	7.20% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	72.92% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 79.55% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 77.21% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	11 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/31/2016	quarterly	$0.26	3.54%	9/7/2016	9/9/2016	10/4/2016
5/3/2016	quarterly	$0.26	3.74%	6/8/2016	6/10/2016	7/5/2016
2/16/2016	quarterly	$0.26	3.96%	3/15/2016	3/17/2016	4/4/2016
11/24/2015	quarterly	$0.26	4.5%	12/8/2015	12/10/2015	12/29/2015
7/7/2015	quarterly	$0.25	3.96%	9/8/2015	9/10/2015	10/2/2015
5/5/2015	quarterly	$0.25	1.96%	6/8/2015	6/10/2015	7/2/2015
1/27/2015	quarterly	$0.50	3.33%	3/6/2015	3/10/2015	4/2/2015
12/8/2014	quarterly	$0.50	3.46%	12/18/2014	12/22/2014	12/30/2014
7/7/2014	quarterly	$0.47	3.23%	9/8/2014	9/10/2014	10/2/2014
4/28/2014	quarterly	$0.47	3.29%	6/6/2014	6/10/2014	7/2/2014
1/28/2014	quarterly	$0.47	3.48%	3/6/2014	3/10/2014	4/2/2014
11/26/2013	quarterly	$0.47	3.35%	12/6/2013	12/10/2013	12/27/2013
7/8/2013	quarterly	$0.44	3.03%	9/6/2013	9/10/2013	10/2/2013
4/23/2013	quarterly	$0.44	2.94%	6/6/2013	6/10/2013	7/2/2013
1/23/2013	quarterly	$0.44	3.31%	3/7/2013	3/11/2013	4/2/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.74%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 69.68%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
4/1/2016	Gina Marie Merritt-Epps	Insider	Sell	2,000	$28.35	$56,700.00
3/28/2016	Stephen H Clark	CFO	Sell	2,000	$27.80	$55,600.00
8/18/2015	Victor Fortkiewicz	Director	Buy	1,000	$25.82	$25,820.00
3/11/2015	Frank L Sims	Director	Buy	5,000	$52.60	$263,000.00
9/17/2014	Frank L Sims	Director	Buy	5,000	$54.78	$273,900.00
8/26/2014	Frank L Sims	Director	Buy	4,436	$57.34	$254,360.24
8/20/2014	Frank L Sims	Director	Buy	5,564	$57.60	$320,486.40
6/5/2014	Jeffrey E Dubois	SVP	Sell	1,785	$58.35	$104,154.75
3/6/2014	Kevin Patrick	VP	Sell	4,877	$54.15	$264,089.55
8/20/2013	Joseph Petrowski	Director	Buy	1,000	$58.16	$58,160.00
8/19/2013	Frank L Sims	Director	Buy	2,700	$57.68	$155,736.00
8/14/2013	Frank L Sims	Director	Buy	4,500	$59.99	$269,955.00
8/14/2013	Kevin Patrick	VP	Sell	1,200	$60.06	$72,072.00
5/22/2013	David A Kindlick	VP	Sell	3,500	$61.09	$213,815.00
5/15/2013	Joseph Petrowski	Director	Buy	1,000	$59.78	$59,780.00
3/26/2013	Jeffrey E Dubois	SVP	Sell	2,957	$54.90	$162,339.30
3/25/2013	Joseph Petrowski	Director	Buy	1,000	$54.72	$54,720.00
3/25/2013	Stephen H Clark	VP	Sell	2,000	$54.71	$109,420.00
3/13/2013	Edward J Graham	Insider	Sell	7,050	$55.48	$391,134.00
12/3/2012	Joseph Petrowski	Director	Buy	1,000	$49.90	$49,900.00
11/19/2012	Sarah Morrison Barpoulis	Director	Buy	1,000	$47.39	$47,390.00
11/16/2012	Sunita Holzer	Director	Buy	1,064	$46.73	$49,720.72
11/15/2012	Frank L Sims	Director	Buy	2,000	$46.29	$92,580.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI)

Date	Headline
	South Jersey Industries : Gas Receives NJBPU Approval to Reduce Rates By 2.4% (NYSE:SJI) www.4-traders.com - September 23 at 6:44 PM
	South Jersey Gas Receives NJBPU Approval to Reduce Rates By 2.4% (NYSE:SJI) www.publicnow.com - September 23 at 6:44 PM
	Shares Have Ticked Up Over the Last Five Trading Sessions: South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE:SJI) - Post News (NYSE:SJI) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 20 at 12:27 PM
	Earnings Take Center Stage; Analysts Weighing in on South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE:SJI) - Frisco Fastball (NYSE:SJI) friscofastball.com - September 19 at 11:52 AM
	Shares of SJI Now Oversold - Nasdaq (NYSE:SJI) www.nasdaq.com - September 15 at 7:25 PM
	Shares of SJI Now Oversold (NYSE:SJI) www.nasdaq.com - September 14 at 7:28 PM
	South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE:SJI) Mean Price Target Is $32.5 - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:SJI) www.realistinvestor.com - September 13 at 12:10 PM
	BRIEF-South Jersey Industries enters unsecured $50 mln 364-day revolving credit agreement - SEC Filing (NYSE:SJI) feeds.reuters.com - September 9 at 12:49 PM
	Top Earnings to Watch for: South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE:SJI) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:SJI) voiceregistrar.com - September 9 at 12:05 PM
	SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES INC Files SEC form 8-K, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Fina (NYSE:SJI) biz.yahoo.com - September 9 at 12:05 PM
	South Jersey Industries, Inc. (SJI) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for September 07, 2016 - Nasdaq (NYSE:SJI) www.nasdaq.com - September 8 at 6:59 PM
	Technical Roundup on Gas Utilities Stocks -- ONEOK, Clean Energy Fuels, Questar, and South Jersey Industries - PR Newswire (press release) (NYSE:SJI) www.prnewswire.com - September 8 at 6:59 PM
	Coverage initiated on South Jersey Industries by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:SJI) finance.yahoo.com - September 8 at 6:59 PM
	South Jersey Industries Has High Potential But With 'Meaningful' Risk (NYSE:SJI) finance.yahoo.com - September 8 at 6:59 PM
	Ex-Dividend Reminder: Brinker International, Cato and South Jersey Industries - Nasdaq (NYSE:SJI) www.nasdaq.com - September 8 at 11:09 AM
	South Jersey Industries Has High Potential But With 'Meaningful' Risk - Benzinga (NYSE:SJI) www.benzinga.com - September 8 at 11:09 AM
	Ex-Dividend Reminder: Brinker International, Cato and South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI) www.nasdaq.com - September 6 at 12:02 PM
	South Jersey Gas Offers Safety Tips for Tropical Storm Hermine (NYSE:SJI) www.publicnow.com - September 2 at 7:13 PM
	South Jersey Gas continues partnership with Sustainable Jersey for Schools (NYSE:SJI) www.publicnow.com - September 2 at 12:13 PM
	SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES INC : Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits (form 8-K) (NYSE:SJI) www.4-traders.com - August 31 at 12:43 PM
	Crowd Views on South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE:SJI) - Post News (NYSE:SJI) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 30 at 7:15 PM
	It's Earnings Time: What to Do with South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE:SJI) Stock - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:SJI) voiceregistrar.com - August 30 at 7:15 PM
	SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES INC Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NYSE:SJI) biz.yahoo.com - August 29 at 11:56 AM
	South Jersey Industries Declares Quarterly Dividend (NYSE:SJI) www.publicnow.com - August 29 at 11:56 AM
	South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE:SJI) Stock Price Likely To Reach $32.8: Wall Street - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:SJI) www.realistinvestor.com - August 28 at 6:30 PM
	Here’s The Growth Forecast For South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE:SJI) (NYSE:SJI) www.realistinvestor.com - August 21 at 6:32 PM
	South Jersey Industries Stock Getting Very Oversold (NYSE:SJI) www.nasdaq.com - August 16 at 7:33 PM
	South Jersey Industries, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : SJI-US : August 16, 2016 (NYSE:SJI) www.capitalcube.com - August 16 at 10:45 AM
	SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES INC Financials (NYSE:SJI) finance.yahoo.com - August 11 at 7:59 PM
	This 811 Day, South Jersey Gas Wants You to Remember to Call Before You Dig (NYSE:SJI) www.publicnow.com - August 10 at 10:35 AM
	South Jersey Industries Inc. Earnings Improve As Its Strategy Pays Off (NYSE:SJI) www.fool.com - August 9 at 5:56 PM
	South Jersey Industries, Inc. :SJI-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 8, 2016 (NYSE:SJI) www.capitalcube.com - August 8 at 7:39 PM
	South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE:SJI) Mean Price Target At $31.783 - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:SJI) www.realistinvestor.com - August 7 at 6:59 PM
	Edited Transcript of SJI earnings conference call or presentation 5-Aug-16 3:00pm GMT (NYSE:SJI) finance.yahoo.com - August 6 at 10:07 AM
	South Jersey Industries Inc Earnings Call (Q2 2016) (NYSE:SJI) biz.yahoo.com - August 5 at 7:40 PM
	South Jersey Industries Inc Earnings Call scheduled for 11:00 am ET today (NYSE:SJI) biz.yahoo.com - August 5 at 7:40 PM
	South Jersey Industries posts 2Q loss (NYSE:SJI) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 5 at 10:28 AM
	SJI Reports Q2 Earnings; Confirms 2016 Guidance (NYSE:SJI) www.publicnow.com - August 5 at 10:28 AM
	BRIEF-South Jersey Industries posts Q2 loss $0.06/shr from continuing operations (NYSE:SJI) www.reuters.com - August 4 at 7:54 PM
	South Jersey Industries: SJI Reports Q2 Earnings; Confirms 2016 Guidance (NYSE:SJI) www.publicnow.com - August 4 at 7:54 PM
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	SJI - South Jersey Industries Inc.: SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES TO HOST SECOND QUARTER 2016 CONFERENCE ... - The Wall Street Transcript (NYSE:SJI) www.twst.com - July 27 at 10:32 AM
	SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES TO HOST SECOND QUARTER 2016 CONFERENCE CALL AND LIVE WEBCAST (NYSE:SJI) www.publicnow.com - July 26 at 9:48 AM
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	PennEast Pipeline Proposal Advances With Favorable DEIS From FERC (NYSE:SJI) www.naturalgasintel.com - July 22 at 7:13 PM
	South Jersey Industries Incorporated (NYSE:SJI) Shorted Shares Increased By 6.05% - Press Telegraph (NYSE:SJI) presstelegraph.com - July 22 at 10:22 AM
	Equity Roundup: Stock Performance Focus on South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE:SJI) - Press Telegraph (NYSE:SJI) presstelegraph.com - July 21 at 10:15 AM
	Stock Focus: Following Analyst Expectations on Shares of South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE:SJI) - TGP (NYSE:SJI) telanaganapress.com - July 20 at 8:22 PM