COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
NJR vs RNW
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. NJR scored 63.2, RNW scored 54.9 — NJR leads.
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Different reporting periods. NJR's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but RNW's are as of March 2025 — a 15-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
NJR
New Jersey Resources Corporation
63.2
$53.52 · $5.4B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
8.3
NJR leads
RNW
ReNew Energy Global Plc
54.9
$6.81 · $2.5B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- Fastest growthRNW+19.4%
- Strongest balance sheetNJR1.47
- Highest qualityNJR77 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueNJR-26%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
NJR
stronger →← stronger
RNW
77
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
30
48
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
86
68
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
90
RNW is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
NJR
RNW
$359mC
FCF
-$49mF
+7.0%C+
Rev
+19.4%B+
1.47B
D/E
5.25D
14.8xA-
P/E
—
2.13C
PEG
0.14A
—
P/S
1.7xB+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
NJR
RNW
26% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~-7%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
—
+46%
1-yr DCF upside
—
+35%
5-yr DCF upside
—
+20%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
NJR
Why this score
- Raising its dividend
RNW
Why this score
- Foreign reporter (INR)
The companies
NJRNew Jersey Resources Corporation
Why now
Utilities - Regulated Gas · market cap $5.4b. 12% off the 52-week high of $60.86. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $60.00 (implying +12% upside).
Moat
Net margin 24% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 98% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Commodity exposure — earnings power tracks the price of the underlying commodity, not management execution. A 15-20% move in the commodity reprices the equity well before fundamentals catch up.
RNWReNew Energy Global Plc
Why now
Utilities - Renewable · market cap $2.5b. 17% off the 52-week high of $8.24. Revenue growing +19%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.14 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 4 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $7.92 (implying +16% upside).
Moat
Higher-variance name — the moat signals on the quantitative card are modest, so the durability case rests on execution (turning current growth into durable earnings power) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than an entrenched competitive position.
Risk
D/E 5.25 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Free cash flow is negative (-$49m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Net margin 4.7% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where NJR and RNW diverge
On the headline score the gap is 8.3 points in favor of NJR. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- QualityNJR 76.6 · RNW 29.6NJR +47.0
- GrowthNJR 48.4 · RNW 85.5RNW +37.1
- ValueNJR 68.0 · RNW 89.6RNW +21.6
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.