New Jersey Resources (NJR) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to NFG or NJR?

In the previous week, National Fuel Gas had 4 more articles in the media than New Jersey Resources. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for National Fuel Gas and 9 mentions for New Jersey Resources. New Jersey Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat National Fuel Gas' score of 1.34 indicating that New Jersey Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Fuel Gas	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
New Jersey Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NFG or NJR?

74.0% of National Fuel Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of New Jersey Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of National Fuel Gas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of New Jersey Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NFG or NJR a better dividend stock?

National Fuel Gas pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. New Jersey Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. National Fuel Gas pays out -1,471.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. New Jersey Resources pays out 54.2% 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 has increased its dividend for 55 consecutive years and New Jersey Resources has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years.

Is NFG or NJR more profitable?

New Jersey Resources has a net margin of 18.25% compared to National Fuel Gas' net margin of -0.53%. National Fuel Gas' return on equity of 15.96% beat New Jersey Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Fuel Gas	-0.53%	15.96%	5.68%
New Jersey Resources	18.25%	15.72%	5.03%

Do analysts recommend NFG or NJR?

National Fuel Gas currently has a consensus price target of $74.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.12%. New Jersey Resources has a consensus price target of $51.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.56%. Given New Jersey Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe New Jersey Resources is more favorable than National Fuel Gas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Fuel Gas	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
New Jersey Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, NFG or NJR?

National Fuel Gas has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Jersey Resources has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NFG or NJR?

National Fuel Gas received 126 more outperform votes than New Jersey Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.56% of users gave National Fuel Gas an outperform vote while only 55.38% of users gave New Jersey Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Fuel Gas	Outperform Votes 450 64.56%	Underperform Votes 247 35.44%
New Jersey Resources	Outperform Votes 324 55.38%	Underperform Votes 261 44.62%

Which has better valuation and earnings, NFG or NJR?

New Jersey Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than National Fuel Gas. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Fuel Gas	$1.97B	3.62	$77.51M	-$0.14	-562.14
New Jersey Resources	$1.82B	2.74	$289.77M	$3.32	14.98

Summary

National Fuel Gas beats New Jersey Resources on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.