ProPetro (PUMP) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate PUMP or NOG?

ProPetro presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.68%. Northern Oil and Gas has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.40%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, PUMP or NOG?

ProPetro has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

84.7% of ProPetro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of ProPetro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor PUMP or NOG?

In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 3 more articles in the media than ProPetro. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 25 mentions for ProPetro. ProPetro's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Northern Oil and Gas' score of 0.09 indicating that ProPetro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ProPetro	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Northern Oil and Gas	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger 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	$1.44B	0.65	$85.63M	-$1.34	-6.80
Northern Oil and Gas	$2.23B	1.48	$922.97M	$5.14	6.42

Is PUMP or NOG more profitable?

Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 23.38% compared to ProPetro's net margin of -9.55%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 24.96% beat ProPetro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ProPetro	-9.55%	3.20%	2.09%
Northern Oil and Gas	23.38%	24.96%	11.06%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PUMP or NOG?

ProPetro received 113 more outperform votes than Northern Oil and Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.53% of users gave ProPetro an outperform vote while only 37.38% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ProPetro	Outperform Votes 153 59.53%	Underperform Votes 104 40.47%
Northern Oil and Gas	Outperform Votes 40 37.38%	Underperform Votes 67 62.62%

Summary

Northern Oil and Gas beats ProPetro on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.