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After finishing at $46.87 in the prior trading day, New Jersey Resources Corporation (NYSE: NJR) closed at $47.4, up 1.13%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. NJR stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.7.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NJR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.48 and its Current Ratio is at 0.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.32.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Raymond James on June 13, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $49.
On April 01, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $51. JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on December 12, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $52 to $54.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 18 ’25 when Migliaccio Patrick J. sold 1,500 shares for $44.22 per share. The transaction valued at 66,330 led to the insider holds 35,690 shares of the business.
Bel Roberto sold 1,173 shares of NJR for $58,650 on Mar 31 ’25. The SVP and CFO now owns 22,649 shares after completing the transaction at $50.00 per share. On Mar 31 ’25, another insider, Bel Roberto, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,173 shares for $50.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NJR now has a Market Capitalization of 4758960128. As of this moment, New’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.96.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NJR is 0.66, which has changed by -0.0048288703 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17089343 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NJR has reached a high of $51.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.53%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 618.63K shares per day over the past 3-months and 536840 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 100.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 99.91M. Insiders hold about 0.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.85% stake in the company. Shares short for NJR as of 1756425600 were 2154703 with a Short Ratio of 3.48, compared to 1753920000 on 2227040. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2154703 and a Short% of Float of 3.05.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, NJR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.8, compared to 1.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038404096The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.53. The current Payout Ratio is 58.59% for NJR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-22. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-03-04 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 3.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of New Jersey Resources Corporation (NJR) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.08, with high estimates of $1.12 and low estimates of $1.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.25 and $3.14 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.22. EPS for the following year is $3.11, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $3.15 and $3.02.
Revenue Estimates
1 analysts predict $311.6M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $311.6M to a low estimate of $311.6M. As of the current estimate, New Jersey Resources Corporation’s year-ago sales were $395.78MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $547.8M. There is a high estimate of $547.8M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $547.8M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NJR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.01B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.85B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.94B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.8BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.99B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.05B and the low estimate is $1.92B.
