Northern Oil and Gas (NOG) Competitors

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) and Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OVV or NOG?

Ovintiv received 131 more outperform votes than Northern Oil and Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.23% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ovintiv	Outperform Votes 173 53.23%	Underperform Votes 152 46.77%
Northern Oil and Gas	Outperform Votes 42 37.50%	Underperform Votes 70 62.50%

Do analysts prefer OVV or NOG?

Ovintiv presently has a consensus price target of $55.76, suggesting a potential upside of 57.00%. Northern Oil and Gas has a consensus price target of $43.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.06%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Northern Oil and Gas	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Does the media prefer OVV or NOG?

In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 9 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 21 mentions for Ovintiv. Northern Oil and Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.99 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
Ovintiv	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OVV or NOG?

83.8% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Ovintiv 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, OVV or NOG?

Ovintiv has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OVV or NOG?

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Oil and Gas. Northern Oil and Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, 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
Ovintiv	$9.15B	1.01	$2.09B	$4.20	8.46
Northern Oil and Gas	$2.16B	1.16	$922.97M	$6.42	3.96

Is OVV or NOG more profitable?

Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 23.38% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 20.15%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 24.41% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	20.15%	17.87%	9.35%
Northern Oil and Gas	23.38%	24.41%	10.61%

Is OVV or NOG a better dividend stock?

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Northern Oil and Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Ovintiv pays out 28.6% 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. Northern Oil and Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Northern Oil and Gas beats Ovintiv on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.