New Jersey Resources (NJR) Competitors $47.45 -0.07 (-0.15%) (As of 10:47 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends NJR vs. UGI, NFG, SWX, CPK, NWN, OKE, ATO, OGS, SR, and EEShould you be buying New Jersey Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of New Jersey Resources include UGI (UGI), National Fuel Gas (NFG), Southwest Gas (SWX), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), Northwest Natural (NWN), ONEOK (OKE), Atmos Energy (ATO), ONE Gas (OGS), Spire (SR), and Excelerate Energy (EE). New Jersey Resources vs. UGI National Fuel Gas Southwest Gas Chesapeake Utilities Northwest Natural ONEOK Atmos Energy ONE Gas Spire Excelerate Energy New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR) and UGI (NYSE:UGI) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings and risk. Which has better earnings & valuation, NJR or UGI? New Jersey Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than UGI. New Jersey Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UGI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNew Jersey Resources$1.80B2.64$289.77M$2.9216.28UGI$7.21B0.83$269M$1.2422.36 Is NJR or UGI a better dividend stock? New Jersey Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. UGI pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. New Jersey Resources pays out 61.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UGI pays out 121.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. New Jersey Resources has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years and UGI has raised its dividend for 36 consecutive years. UGI is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer NJR or UGI? In the previous week, New Jersey Resources and New Jersey Resources both had 8 articles in the media. New Jersey Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat UGI's score of 0.28 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UGI 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, NJR or UGI? New Jersey Resources has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UGI has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NJR or UGI? New Jersey Resources received 99 more outperform votes than UGI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.79% of users gave New Jersey Resources an outperform vote while only 53.72% of users gave UGI an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNew Jersey ResourcesOutperform Votes32355.79% Underperform Votes25644.21% UGIOutperform Votes22453.72% Underperform Votes19346.28% Do analysts rate NJR or UGI? New Jersey Resources currently has a consensus target price of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.30%. UGI has a consensus target price of $28.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.18%. Given New Jersey Resources' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe New Jersey Resources is more favorable than UGI.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score New Jersey Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60UGI 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do institutionals and insiders believe in NJR or UGI? 71.0% of New Jersey Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of UGI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of New Jersey Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of UGI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is NJR or UGI more profitable? New Jersey Resources has a net margin of 16.13% compared to UGI's net margin of 3.73%. UGI's return on equity of 14.64% beat New Jersey Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets New Jersey Resources16.13% 13.54% 4.28% UGI 3.73%14.64%4.28% SummaryNew Jersey Resources beats UGI on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. Get New Jersey 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricNew Jersey ResourcesNatural gas distribution IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.74B$10.38B$13.68B$19.67BDividend Yield3.76%3.23%4.06%3.51%P/E Ratio16.2816.6682.3343.80Price / Sales2.642.1629.4317.45Price / Cash10.388.2918.3721.73Price / Book2.141.902.265.46Net Income$289.77M$1.29B$632.07M$987.68M7 Day Performance-0.73%-2.83%-1.02%-2.32%1 Month Performance-1.90%0.42%-1.44%0.63%1 Year Performance8.54%-0.61%5.95%16.39% New Jersey Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NJRNew Jersey Resources3.2984 of 5 stars$47.45-0.1%$51.00+7.5%+8.8%$4.73B$1.80B16.251,372UGIUGI3.126 of 5 stars$28.15-0.1%$28.33+0.7%+21.7%$6.04B$7.21B23.024,850NFGNational Fuel Gas4.4166 of 5 stars$61.04-0.5%$69.00+13.0%+19.8%$5.54B$1.94B75.772,311Analyst UpgradePositive NewsSWXSouthwest Gas3.8442 of 5 stars$72.78-0.1%$73.50+1.0%+12.1%$5.22B$5.43B29.382,371CPKChesapeake Utilities4.526 of 5 stars$126.34-0.3%$123.00-2.6%+22.7%$2.88B$80.41B25.841,281Short Interest ↓Positive NewsNWNNorthwest Natural4.074 of 5 stars$41.77-0.1%$43.50+4.1%+6.8%$1.68B$1.14B19.721,380Positive NewsOKEONEOK4.0491 of 5 stars$102.71-1.3%$101.00-1.7%+49.8%$60.00B$17.68B21.764,775Analyst DowngradePositive NewsATOAtmos Energy4.6062 of 5 stars$141.32+0.5%$148.61+5.2%+23.1%$21.96B$4.17B20.465,260Short Interest ↑Positive NewsOGSONE Gas3.9511 of 5 stars$70.98+0.9%$72.69+2.4%+11.5%$4.02B$2.37B18.403,900SRSpire3.9105 of 5 stars$67.94+0.4%$69.94+2.9%+8.5%$3.92B$2.59B15.713,475Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEEExcelerate Energy2.8879 of 5 stars$31.29-1.7%$27.00-13.7%+92.1%$3.33B$816.93M32.16915Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UGI Competitors National Fuel Gas Competitors Southwest Gas Competitors Chesapeake Utilities Competitors Northwest Natural Competitors ONEOK Competitors Atmos Energy Competitors ONE Gas Competitors Spire Competitors Excelerate Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:NJR) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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