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[pj McMulligan]

WATCH FOR 32DMA AND UPPER BB BREAKOUT ON CHNG!



RELATIVELY LOW OPERATING MARGIN DETECTED IN SHARES OF FERRELLGAS PARTNERS IN THE GAS UTILITIES INDUSTRY (FGP, NJR, SGU, CHNG, UGI)Print Share Jun 29, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the top five companies in the Gas Utilities industry as ranked by lowest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.

Ferrellgas Partners (NYSE:FGP - Analyst Report) had an operating margin of 5.4% in the last quarter on sales of $732.4 million.

New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR - Snapshot Report) had an operating margin of 9.5% in the last quarter on sales of $977 million.

Star Gas Partners (NYSE:SGU - Snapshot Report) had an operating margin of 10.2% in the last quarter on sales of $731.9 million.

China Natural Gas (NASDAQ:CHNG - Snapshot Report) had an operating margin of 13.4% in the last quarter on sales of $24.1 million.

UGI (NYSE:UGI - Snapshot Report) had an operating margin of 15.9% in the last quarter on sales of $2.2 billion.

SmarTrend currently has shares of Star Gas Partners in an Uptrend and issued the Uptrend alert on November 03, 2008 at $2.40. The stock has risen 122.9% since the Uptrend alert was issued.

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