New Jersey Resources offers a regulated gas utility with a reliable earnings track record and strong Piotroski financial health, but limited upside at current prices makes the risk-reward unfavorable for new buyers.
Thesis pillars
- Earnings Beat Reliability↑Improving
- Financial Health Piotroski↑Improving
- Leverage Constrains Upside→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
NewJersey Resources Corporation (NJR) Stock Analysis
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Gas
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $55.02, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.4): -0.5.
New Jersey Resources distributes natural gas through NJNG, a regulated utility serving six New Jersey counties under Board of Public Utilities oversight, alongside unregulated segments in clean energy ventures, wholesale natural gas services, and gas storage and transportation... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $55.02, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.4): -0.5. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 101d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
About NewJersey Resources Corporation
About NewJersey Resources Corporation
New Jersey Resources reported net income of $335.6 million for fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, across four segments: Natural Gas Distribution (NJNG), Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), Energy Services (ES), and Storage and Transportation (S&T). NJNG, the regulated gas utility, generated $1.3 billion in total operating revenues in fiscal 2025 serving approximately 1.7 million people across a 1,538-square-mile territory in six New Jersey counties under Board of Public Utilities jurisdiction. CEV operated 479 megawatts of commercial solar capacity across seven states at September 30, 2025.
NJNG earns regulated revenue through cost-of-service rates authorized by the BPU, with gross margin stabilized by the Conservation Incentive Program, which decouples utility gross margin from weather and customer usage variations. In fiscal 2025, NJNG operating revenues included $781 million from residential customers, $162 million from commercial and other, $108 million from firm transportation, and $241 million from BGSS incentive programs. Energy Services manages physical natural gas storage and pipeline contracts, capturing price differentials between geographic locations and time periods; the segment sold 108.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas in fiscal 2025. In December 2020, ES entered Asset Management Agreements with an investment-grade public utility to release pipeline capacity, contributing roughly $34 million annually from fiscal 2025 through 2031. CEV generates solar energy and renewable energy certificate revenue under BPU-set incentive rates including TRECs and the solar successor CSI program.
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NJNG's regulated operations are subject exclusively to BPU jurisdiction, and a February 2023 executive order in New Jersey opened a proceeding to plan the future of natural gas utilities in the state — an unresolved regulatory development that could materially affect NJNG's business model if new rules restrict natural gas hookups or mandate accelerated electrification. The company targets a 60% reduction in New Jersey operational emissions from 2006 levels by 2030 and net-zero emissions from New Jersey operations by 2050 under state GWRA requirements. The BGSS incentive and CIP programs that stabilize NJNG's gross margin are subject to annual BPU review and could be modified or discontinued, introducing variability in the utility's regulated earnings.
See also: Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Gas
From NewJersey Resources Corporation's most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 11, 2026.
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- MEDIUMregulatoryNew Jersey BPU10-K Item 1: 'NJNG is subject to the jurisdiction of the BPU with respect to a wide range of matters such as base rates and regulatory rider rates'
- MEDIUMGeographicNew Jersey10-K Item 1: 'NJNG’s service territory includes Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and Sussex counties in New Jersey'
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $55.02, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.4): -0.5. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $59.64 (+8.4%), stop $52.33 (−5.1%), A.R:R -1.0:1. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $59.64 (-5.1% upside). Target $59.64 (+8.4%), stop $52.33 (−5.1%), A.R:R -1.0:1. Stop-loss: $52.33.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.4): -0.5; Negative momentum.
NewJersey Resources Corporation trades at a P/E of 15.3 (forward 15.8). TrendMatrix value score: 6.0/10. Verdict: Hold.
11 analysts cover NJR with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $60.
What does NewJersey Resources Corporation do?New Jersey Resources distributes natural gas through NJNG, a regulated utility serving six New Jersey counties under...
New Jersey Resources distributes natural gas through NJNG, a regulated utility serving six New Jersey counties under Board of Public Utilities oversight, alongside unregulated segments in clean energy ventures, wholesale natural gas services, and gas storage and transportation assets. NJNG generated $1.3 billion in operating revenues in fiscal 2025 covering 1,538 square miles with an estimated population of 1.7 million; consolidated net income reached $335.6 million.