NOG vs. PR, OVV, HESM, SUN, APA, CHRD, VIST, VVV, MGY, and CRC
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), Ovintiv (OVV), Hess Midstream (HESM), Sunoco (SUN), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Vista Energy (VIST), Valvoline (VVV), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), and California Resources (CRC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Northern Oil and Gas vs. Its Competitors
Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) and Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings and risk.
Permian Resources received 34 more outperform votes than Northern Oil and Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.52% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote.
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.
Northern Oil and Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Permian Resources has raised 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.
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.
98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Permian Resources 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.
Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Permian Resources has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Northern Oil and Gas currently has a consensus target price of $39.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.30%. Permian Resources has a consensus target price of $18.56, indicating a potential upside of 28.28%. Given Permian Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Permian Resources is more favorable than Northern Oil and Gas.
In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 13 more articles in the media than Permian Resources. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 4 mentions for Permian Resources. Permian Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Northern Oil and Gas' score of 0.21 indicating that Permian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Northern Oil and Gas beats Permian Resources on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:NOG) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
