Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GRNT or NOG?

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
Granite Ridge Resources	$413.97M	1.67	$18.76M	$0.09	58.46
Northern Oil and Gas	$2.21B	1.20	$520.31M	$6.42	4.20

Is GRNT or NOG a better dividend stock?

Granite Ridge Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Northern Oil and Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Granite Ridge Resources pays out 488.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Northern Oil and Gas pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northern Oil and Gas has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GRNT or NOG?

31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, GRNT or NOG?

Granite Ridge Resources has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GRNT or NOG?

Granite Ridge Resources presently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.56%. Northern Oil and Gas has a consensus price target of $38.67, indicating a potential upside of 43.44%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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
Granite Ridge Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Northern Oil and Gas	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is GRNT or NOG more profitable?

Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 26.64% compared to Granite Ridge Resources' net margin of 2.98%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 23.46% beat Granite Ridge Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Granite Ridge Resources	2.98%	13.46%	8.41%
Northern Oil and Gas	26.64%	23.46%	10.14%

Does the media favor GRNT or NOG?

In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 9 more articles in the media than Granite Ridge Resources. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 4 mentions for Granite Ridge Resources. Northern Oil and Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Granite Ridge Resources' score of -0.09 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
Granite Ridge Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Northern Oil and Gas	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Northern Oil and Gas beats Granite Ridge Resources on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.