# Northern Oil and Gas Inc. (NOG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $25.92, market value $2.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Northern Oil and Gas Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 1.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.4×.
- **Price / book: 1.4×**. The shares trade at 1.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -24.1%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: 1.6%**. 1.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 1.8%**. 1.8% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: -8.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -8.1%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -9.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces -9.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 11.2%** (3-yr 7.6%/yr, 5-yr 50.2%/yr). Revenue grew 11.2% over the last year, against 50.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -92.4%** (3-yr -64.8%/yr). Earnings per share fell 92.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.13**. Debt is 1.13 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.66**. A Z-score of 1.66 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.94%** ($1.80 per share, trailing). Northern Oil and Gas Inc. yields 6.94%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 447%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (447% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (9 analysts). 9 analysts cover Northern Oil and Gas Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $29.78 (+15% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 7.4%** (YTD 25.5%, 3-mo 26.5%). The shares are up 7.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -16.8%** (50.9% above the low). Trading 17% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 60**. An RSI of 60 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.25** (volatility 46%). Beta of -0.25 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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