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
APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.
APA has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 23.62% compared to APA's net margin of 10.53%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 22.12% beat APA's return on equity.
APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 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 6.9%. APA pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northern Oil and Gas pays out 29.7% 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. Northern Oil and Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
APA presently has a consensus price target of $23.72, indicating a potential upside of 1.20%. Northern Oil and Gas has a consensus price target of $36.89, indicating a potential upside of 41.89%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than APA.
In the previous week, APA had 25 more articles in the media than Northern Oil and Gas. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for APA and 20 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Northern Oil and Gas' score of 0.44 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Summary
Northern Oil and Gas beats APA on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:NOG) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
