Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NOG or GRNT?

Northern Oil and Gas received 37 more outperform votes than Granite Ridge Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.56% of users gave Granite Ridge Resources an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northern Oil and Gas	Outperform Votes 42 37.50%	Underperform Votes 70 62.50%
Granite Ridge Resources	Outperform Votes 5 55.56%	Underperform Votes 4 44.44%

Does the media refer more to NOG or GRNT?

In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 23 more articles in the media than Granite Ridge Resources. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 7 mentions for Granite Ridge Resources. Northern Oil and Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Granite Ridge Resources' score of 0.88 indicating that Northern Oil and Gas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Granite Ridge Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend NOG or GRNT?

Northern Oil and Gas currently has a consensus price target of $43.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.06%. Granite Ridge Resources has a consensus price target of $7.70, suggesting a potential upside of 51.28%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than Granite Ridge Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Oil and Gas	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Granite Ridge Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is NOG or GRNT a better dividend stock?

Northern Oil and Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Granite Ridge Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Northern Oil and Gas pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Granite Ridge Resources pays out 314.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NOG or GRNT?

Northern Oil and Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Granite Ridge Resources. Northern Oil and Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Ridge Resources, 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
Northern Oil and Gas	$2.16B	1.16	$922.97M	$6.42	3.96
Granite Ridge Resources	$380.03M	1.76	$81.10M	$0.14	36.36

Which has more risk & volatility, NOG or GRNT?

Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Granite Ridge Resources has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NOG or GRNT?

98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by 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.

Is NOG or GRNT more profitable?

Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 23.38% compared to Granite Ridge Resources' net margin of 12.59%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 24.41% beat Granite Ridge Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Oil and Gas	23.38%	24.41%	10.61%
Granite Ridge Resources	12.59%	11.58%	7.89%

Summary

Northern Oil and Gas beats Granite Ridge Resources on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.