SSL vs. NOG, ERF, VIST, CRC, MGY, CNX, CPG, SM, BSM, and KOS
Should you be buying Sasol stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sasol include Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Enerplus (ERF), Vista Energy (VIST), California Resources (CRC), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), CNX Resources (CNX), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), SM Energy (SM), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), and Kosmos Energy (KOS). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) and Sasol (NYSE:SSL) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Northern Oil and Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Sasol pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Northern Oil and Gas pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northern Oil and Gas has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Northern Oil and Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 42.61% compared to Northern Oil and Gas' net margin of 0.00%. Sasol's return on equity of 40.86% beat Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity.
Sasol received 331 more outperform votes than Northern Oil and Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.99% of users gave Sasol an outperform vote while only 34.18% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote.
Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sasol has a beta of 2.42, suggesting that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 2 more articles in the media than Sasol. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 9 mentions for Sasol. Sasol's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Northern Oil and Gas' score of -0.31 indicating that Northern Oil and Gas is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Northern Oil and Gas presently has a consensus price target of $47.30, suggesting a potential upside of 9.31%. Given Sasol's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than Sasol.
Northern Oil and Gas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sasol.
98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sasol shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Sasol shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Northern Oil and Gas beats Sasol on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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