New Jersey Resources vs Spire
NJR and SR 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 NJR and SR compare
New Jersey Resources and Spire are about the same size, with market caps of $5.6B and $5.2B.
Spire grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (19.2% versus 7.0% for New Jersey Resources).
New Jersey Resources keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 24.0% compared with 20.1% at Spire.
Both pay dividends: New Jersey Resources yields 3.5% and Spire 3.7%.
New Jersey Resources scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 10 for Spire), 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 | NJR | SR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.6B | $5.2B |
| Share price | $54.82 | $88.27 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.1% | −1.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 43.4% | 43.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.32 | 0.35 |
| Employees | 1,376 | 3,497 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.1× | – |
| P/S | 3.6× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.1× | 1.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.2× (better) | 13.2× |
| PEG | 2.84 | – |
| FCF yield | – | −4.3% |
| Fair value | $60.17 | $76.92 |
| Margin of safety | 8.9% (better) | −14.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.0% | 19.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.1% (better) | 5.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −11.1% | 92.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −11.7% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 14.3% | 24.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 36.1% (better) | 21.6% |
| Net margin | 24.0% (better) | 20.1% |
| FCF margin | – | −8.1% |
| Return on equity | 14.5% | 15.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 7.0% (better) | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.40 (better) | 1.96 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.86 (better) | 7.55 |
| Interest coverage | 4.1× (better) | 2.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.66 (better) | 0.37 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.28 (better) | 0.67 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.5% | 3.7% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 51.5% | 34.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.5% (better) | 4.7% |
| Buyback yield | – | −0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% | 3.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 79.4% | 90.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.57% | 2.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.7M | −$56.6K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.5% | – |
Go deeper
- NJR stock overview
- NJR income statement
- NJR valuation and score
- SR stock overview
- SR income statement
- SR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.