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$28.44 -0.30 (-1.04%)
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NOG vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, MGY, MTDR, MUR, OVV, PR, SM, and VTLE

Should you be buying Northern Oil and Gas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Northern Oil and Gas include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), SM Energy (SM), and Vital Energy (VTLE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Northern Oil and Gas vs. Its Competitors

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

Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Northern Oil and Gas$2.21B1.27$520.31M$6.424.43
APA$9.74B0.71$804M$2.786.87

In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas and Northern Oil and Gas both had 15 articles in the media. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Northern Oil and Gas' score of 0.54 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Northern Oil and Gas
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
APA
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Northern Oil and Gas currently has a consensus price target of $38.78, indicating a potential upside of 36.34%. APA has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.04%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than APA.

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
APA
3 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 26.64% compared to APA's net margin of 9.75%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 23.46% beat APA's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Northern Oil and Gas26.64% 23.46% 10.14%
APA 9.75%23.22%7.63%

Northern Oil and Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Northern Oil and Gas pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 36.0% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Northern Oil and Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Northern Oil and Gas beats APA on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NOG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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NOG vs. The Competition

MetricNorthern Oil and GasOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.81B$7.88B$7.79B$21.05B
Dividend Yield6.26%5.19%10.93%3.59%
P/E Ratio4.439.3967.0928.45
Price / Sales1.2710.7839,885.8771.70
Price / Cash2.2414.8536.3422.92
Price / Book1.221.704.004.68
Net Income$520.31M$568.61M$4.26B$995.51M
7 Day Performance4.41%0.80%1.30%1.65%
1 Month Performance-3.26%-1.37%3.22%4.54%
1 Year Performance-29.27%-2.07%13.89%10.00%

Northern Oil and Gas Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
4.1701 of 5 stars
$28.44
-1.0%
$38.78
+36.3%
-27.9%$2.81B$2.21B4.4330Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
APA
APA
2.7375 of 5 stars
$19.47
-3.2%
$24.72
+27.0%
-38.9%$7.04B$9.74B7.002,305Ex-Dividend
Analyst Forecast
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.6949 of 5 stars
$106.72
-2.3%
$151.08
+41.6%
-37.1%$6.16B$5.38B7.14530Positive News
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.9215 of 5 stars
$141.96
-1.6%
$193.35
+36.2%
-27.6%$41.48B$12.84B8.681,983News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.5754 of 5 stars
$23.64
-0.8%
$27.00
+14.2%
-8.9%$4.55B$1.32B11.76210News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.5463 of 5 stars
$51.86
-1.0%
$69.06
+33.2%
-17.7%$6.49B$3.70B6.96290Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.7397 of 5 stars
$25.95
-1.8%
$29.46
+13.5%
-35.0%$3.70B$2.90B9.98690Positive News
OVV
Ovintiv
4.6459 of 5 stars
$41.65
-0.7%
$54.47
+30.8%
-9.7%$10.82B$9.15B17.721,623Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PR
Permian Resources
4.8175 of 5 stars
$13.94
-1.6%
$18.33
+31.6%
-10.4%$11.20B$5.13B8.60220Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SM
SM Energy
4.8346 of 5 stars
$27.56
-3.4%
$42.08
+52.7%
-39.7%$3.15B$2.69B3.86540News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
VTLE
Vital Energy
3.2783 of 5 stars
$17.89
-5.5%
$30.09
+68.2%
-56.9%$693.48M$1.98B-5.29290

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