ProPetro (PUMP) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, PUMP or NOG?

ProPetro 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.

Do analysts prefer PUMP or NOG?

ProPetro presently has a consensus target price of $10.75, suggesting a potential downside of 1.24%. Northern Oil and Gas has a consensus target price of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.99%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than ProPetro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ProPetro	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Northern Oil and Gas	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PUMP or NOG?

Northern Oil and Gas has higher revenue and earnings than ProPetro. ProPetro 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
ProPetro	$1.63B	0.69	$85.63M	-$1.33	-8.18
Northern Oil and Gas	$2.16B	1.94	$922.97M	$8.33	5.05

Does the media refer more to PUMP or NOG?

In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 4 more articles in the media than ProPetro. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 13 mentions for ProPetro. Northern Oil and Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat ProPetro's score of 0.19 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
ProPetro	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PUMP or NOG?

84.7% of ProPetro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of ProPetro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PUMP or NOG?

ProPetro received 112 more outperform votes than Northern Oil and Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.61% of users gave ProPetro an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ProPetro	Outperform Votes 152 59.61%	Underperform Votes 103 40.39%
Northern Oil and Gas	Outperform Votes 40 38.46%	Underperform Votes 64 61.54%

Is PUMP or NOG more profitable?

Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 33.44% compared to ProPetro's net margin of -9.37%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 27.52% beat ProPetro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ProPetro	-9.37%	1.31%	0.86%
Northern Oil and Gas	33.44%	27.52%	12.28%

Summary

Northern Oil and Gas beats ProPetro on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.