Below are the top small-cap gas utilities stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings per share. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Chesapeake Utilities CPK is $3.34. Chesapeake Utilities' operating margin for the same period is 14.63%. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at New Jersey Resources NJR is $3.01. New Jersey Resources' revenue for the same period is $3.03 billion. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at The Laclede Group LG is $2.63. Laclede Group had $556.49 million in total cash for the latest quarter. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at South Jersey Industries SJI is $2.25. South Jersey's ROE for the same period is 9.98%.