Par Pacific (PARR) Competitors

Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) and Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is PARR or NOG more profitable?

Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 33.44% compared to Par Pacific's net margin of 3.74%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 27.52% beat Par Pacific's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Par Pacific	3.74%	10.06%	3.37%
Northern Oil and Gas	33.44%	27.52%	12.28%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PARR or NOG?

92.2% of Par Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PARR or NOG?

Northern Oil and Gas received 11 more outperform votes than Par Pacific when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 38.46% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote while only 31.18% of users gave Par Pacific an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Par Pacific	Outperform Votes 29 31.18%	Underperform Votes 64 68.82%
Northern Oil and Gas	Outperform Votes 40 38.46%	Underperform Votes 64 61.54%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PARR or NOG?

Northern Oil and Gas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Par Pacific. Par Pacific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Oil and Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Par Pacific	$8.23B	0.12	$728.64M	$5.16	3.51
Northern Oil and Gas	$2.16B	1.94	$922.97M	$8.33	5.05

Which has more volatility & risk, PARR or NOG?

Par Pacific has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PARR or NOG?

In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 8 more articles in the media than Par Pacific. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 9 mentions for Par Pacific. Northern Oil and Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Par Pacific's score of 0.18 indicating that Northern Oil and Gas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Par Pacific	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Northern Oil and Gas	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend PARR or NOG?

Par Pacific presently has a consensus price target of $25.83, indicating a potential upside of 42.59%. Northern Oil and Gas has a consensus price target of $47.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.99%. Given Par Pacific's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Par Pacific is more favorable than Northern Oil and Gas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Par Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Northern Oil and Gas	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Summary

Northern Oil and Gas beats Par Pacific on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.