National Fuel Gas vs New Jersey Resources
NFG and NJR side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NFG and NJR compare
National Fuel Gas is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as New Jersey Resources ($7.3B against $5.6B).
On earnings, National Fuel Gas is cheaper: it trades at 10.7× trailing earnings, against 15.4× for New Jersey Resources.
National Fuel Gas grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.1% versus 7.0% for New Jersey Resources).
National Fuel Gas keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 26.9% compared with 24.0% at New Jersey Resources.
Both pay dividends: National Fuel Gas yields 2.8% and New Jersey Resources 3.5%.
National Fuel Gas scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 12 for New Jersey Resources), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NFG | NJR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.3B | $5.6B |
| Share price | $76.71 | $55.59 |
| Change, 1 year | −3.5% | 20.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 30.1% | 45.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.32 |
| Employees | 2,322 | 1,376 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.7× (better) | 15.4× |
| P/S | 2.9× (better) | 3.7× |
| P/B | – | 2.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.4× (better) | 12.3× |
| P/FCF | 32.8× | – |
| PEG | – | 2.88 |
| FCF yield | 3.0% | – |
| Fair value | $114.37 | $60.14 |
| Margin of safety | 32.9% (better) | 7.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.1% (better) | 7.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.1% | 10.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 177% (better) | −11.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 169% (better) | −11.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 14.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 40.3% (better) | 36.1% |
| Net margin | 26.9% (better) | 24.0% |
| FCF margin | 8.8% | – |
| Return on equity | – | 14.5% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 7.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.40 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.56 (better) | 4.86 |
| Interest coverage | 6.8× (better) | 4.1× |
| Current ratio | 3.20 (better) | 0.66 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.68 (better) | 1.29 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.8% | 3.5% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 29.4% | 51.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.6% | 7.5% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.8% | 3.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 83.6% | 79.4% |
| Held by insiders | 1.4% | 0.57% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$1.7M |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.1% | 4.5% |
Go deeper
- NFG stock overview
- NFG income statement
- NFG valuation and score
- NJR stock overview
- NJR income statement
- NJR valuation and score
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