Core Laboratories (CLB) Competitors

Core Laboratories (NYSE:CLB) and Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLB or NOG?

Core Laboratories received 427 more outperform votes than Northern Oil and Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.35% of users gave Core Laboratories an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Core Laboratories	Outperform Votes 469 54.35%	Underperform Votes 394 45.65%
Northern Oil and Gas	Outperform Votes 42 37.50%	Underperform Votes 70 62.50%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CLB or NOG?

Northern Oil and Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Core Laboratories. Northern Oil and Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core Laboratories, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Core Laboratories	$517.80M	1.12	$31.40M	$0.59	20.89
Northern Oil and Gas	$2.16B	1.16	$922.97M	$6.42	3.96

Is CLB or NOG a better dividend stock?

Core Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Northern Oil and Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Core Laboratories pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northern Oil and Gas pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is CLB or NOG more profitable?

Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 23.38% compared to Core Laboratories' net margin of 5.99%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 24.41% beat Core Laboratories' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Core Laboratories	5.99%	16.24%	6.82%
Northern Oil and Gas	23.38%	24.41%	10.61%

Which has more risk and volatility, CLB or NOG?

Core Laboratories has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CLB or NOG?

Core Laboratories currently has a consensus target price of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 27.79%. Northern Oil and Gas has a consensus target price of $43.50, indicating a potential upside of 71.06%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than Core Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Core Laboratories	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Northern Oil and Gas	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CLB or NOG?

97.8% of Core Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Core Laboratories shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CLB or NOG?

In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 21 more articles in the media than Core Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 9 mentions for Core Laboratories. Northern Oil and Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Core Laboratories' score of 0.49 indicating that Northern Oil and Gas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Core Laboratories	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Northern Oil and Gas	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Northern Oil and Gas beats Core Laboratories on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.