Northern Oil & Gas vs Viper Energy
NOG and VNOM side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NOG and VNOM compare
Viper Energy is the larger company, worth 5.7 times as much as Northern Oil & Gas ($17.1B against $3.0B).
Viper Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (108% versus −25.6% for Northern Oil & Gas).
Viper Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.9% compared with −25.4% at Northern Oil & Gas.
Both pay dividends: Northern Oil & Gas yields 6.3% and Viper Energy 5.1%.
Viper Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 6 for Northern Oil & Gas), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NOG | VNOM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $17.1B |
| Share price | $28.35 | $47.68 |
| Change, 1 year | 29.0% | 28.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 11.6% | 107% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.87 | 0.50 |
| Employees | 64 | 711 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.6× (better) | 8.4× |
| P/B | 1.5× (better) | 3.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 95.5× |
| Fair value | $32.38 | $25.72 |
| Margin of safety | 12.5% (better) | −85.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −25.6% | 108% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 35.0% | 41.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −180% | −84.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −185% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 74.2% | – |
| Operating margin | −24.1% | 12.3% (better) |
| Net margin | −25.4% | 2.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | −22.1% | 1.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −16.8% | 3.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.33 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 6.38 |
| Interest coverage | −2.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.80 | 6.37 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.56 | 6.05 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 6.3% (better) | 5.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 680% |
| Buyback yield | 1.9% (better) | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 8.2% (better) | 5.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 103% | 55.2% |
| Held by insiders | 2.9% | 40.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.1M (better) | −$589M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 20.9% | 5.5% |
Go deeper
- NOG stock overview
- NOG income statement
- NOG valuation and score
- VNOM stock overview
- VNOM income statement
- VNOM valuation and score
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