NOG vs. VIST, ERF, CRC, BSM, CNX, SSL, CPG, MGY, KOS, and SM
Should you be buying Northern Oil and Gas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Northern Oil and Gas include Vista Energy (VIST), Enerplus (ERF), California Resources (CRC), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), CNX Resources (CNX), Sasol (SSL), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Kosmos Energy (KOS), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) and Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Northern Oil and Gas received 12 more outperform votes than Vista Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 37.14% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote while only 33.78% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote.
Northern Oil and Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Vista Energy. Northern Oil and Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 7 more articles in the media than Vista Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 7 mentions for Vista Energy. Northern Oil and Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Vista Energy's score of 0.35 indicating that Northern Oil and Gas is being referred to more favorably in the media.
98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Vista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Energy has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Northern Oil and Gas currently has a consensus price target of $46.40, indicating a potential upside of 16.96%. Vista Energy has a consensus price target of $43.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.12%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than Vista Energy.
Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 42.61% compared to Vista Energy's net margin of 35.03%. Vista Energy's return on equity of 50.51% beat Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity.
Summary
Northern Oil and Gas beats Vista Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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