Northern Oil and Gas (NOG) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NOG or PR?

Northern Oil and Gas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Permian Resources. Northern Oil and Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permian 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	$2.21B	1.20	$922.97M	$6.42	4.18
Permian Resources	$5.13B	2.01	$476.31M	$1.62	7.94

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOG or PR?

Permian Resources received 34 more outperform votes than Northern Oil and Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.24% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote while only 37.93% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northern Oil and Gas	Outperform Votes 44 37.93%	Underperform Votes 72 62.07%
Permian Resources	Outperform Votes 78 67.24%	Underperform Votes 38 32.76%

Which has more volatility & risk, NOG or PR?

Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Permian Resources has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NOG or PR?

Northern Oil and Gas currently has a consensus target price of $40.56, suggesting a potential upside of 50.97%. Permian Resources has a consensus target price of $18.63, suggesting a potential upside of 44.83%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than Permian 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Permian Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Is NOG or PR more profitable?

Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 23.38% compared to Permian Resources' net margin of 21.20%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 24.41% beat Permian Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Oil and Gas	23.38%	24.41%	10.61%
Permian Resources	21.20%	11.15%	6.93%

Does the media favor NOG or PR?

In the previous week, Permian Resources had 13 more articles in the media than Northern Oil and Gas. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Permian Resources and 15 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas. Permian Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Northern Oil and Gas' score of 0.73 indicating that Permian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northern Oil and Gas	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Permian Resources	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NOG or PR a better dividend stock?

Northern Oil and Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Northern Oil and Gas pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Permian Resources pays out 37.0% 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. Northern Oil and Gas has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Permian Resources has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Northern Oil and Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NOG or PR?

98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Permian Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Northern Oil and Gas beats Permian Resources on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.