Head to Head Survey: Pengrowth Energy (OTCMKTS:PGHEF) and Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG)

Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) and Pengrowth Energy (OTCMKTS:PGHEF) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pengrowth Energy has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Northern Oil and Gas and Pengrowth Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Oil and Gas	23.38%	24.41%	10.61%
Pengrowth Energy	-147.21%	-193.94%	-25.06%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Northern Oil and Gas and Pengrowth Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northern Oil and Gas	$2.16 billion	1.11	$922.97 million	$5.14	4.72
Pengrowth Energy	$408.45 million	0.06	-$431.50 million	N/A	N/A

Northern Oil and Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Pengrowth Energy.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Pengrowth Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Northern Oil and Gas and Pengrowth Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Oil and Gas	0	5	5	0	2.50
Pengrowth Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Northern Oil and Gas currently has a consensus price target of $44.78, suggesting a potential upside of 84.67%. Given Northern Oil and Gas’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than Pengrowth Energy.

Summary

Northern Oil and Gas beats Pengrowth Energy on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Northern Oil and Gas

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas properties in the United States. It primarily holds interests in the Williston Basin, the Appalachian Basin, and the Permian Basin in the United States. The company is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

About Pengrowth Energy

Pengrowth Energy Corporation, a resource company, explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas assets in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia provinces in Canada. The company explores for crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, shale gas, and natural gas liquids. Its principal producing properties are the Lindbergh thermal property covering an area of 20,800 net acres located in Alberta; and Groundbirch property totaling an area of 12,536 net acres located to the south west of Fort St. John, British Columbia. As of December 31, 2018, the company had 269 net producing oil and natural gas wells; and 586 net non-producing wells, as well as total proved plus probable reserves of 446.6 millions of barrels of oil equivalent. Pengrowth Energy Corporation was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.