NOG vs. PR, VNOM, OVV, HESM, SUN, APA, CHRD, VIST, VVV, and MGY
Should you be buying Northern Oil and Gas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Northern Oil and Gas include Permian Resources (PR), Viper Energy (VNOM), Ovintiv (OVV), Hess Midstream Partners (HESM), Sunoco (SUN), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Vista Oil & Gas (VIST), Valvoline (VVV), and Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Northern Oil and Gas vs. Its Competitors
Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) and Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.
Permian Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Oil and Gas. 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.
Permian Resources presently has a consensus price target of $18.33, suggesting a potential upside of 30.35%. Northern Oil and Gas has a consensus price target of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 33.33%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than Permian Resources.
Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Northern Oil and Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Permian Resources pays out 37.0% 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. Permian Resources has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Northern Oil and Gas has increased 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.
Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 26.64% compared to Permian Resources' net margin of 22.74%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 23.46% beat Permian Resources' return on equity.
In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 3 more articles in the media than Permian Resources. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 9 mentions for Permian Resources. Permian Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Northern Oil and Gas' score of 0.54 indicating that Permian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Permian Resources has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
91.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Permian 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Northern Oil and Gas beats Permian Resources on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:NOG) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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