Q4 EPS Forecast for Northern Oil and Gas Cut by Analyst

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE:NOG) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Northern Oil and Gas in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.88. The consensus estimate for Northern Oil and Gas’ current full-year earnings is $5.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Northern Oil and Gas’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.79 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.14 EPS.

Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 6th. The company reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $319.19 million during the quarter. Northern Oil and Gas had a return on equity of 22.12% and a net margin of 23.62%.

NOG has been the subject of a number of other reports. William Blair began coverage on Northern Oil and Gas in a report on Monday, August 25th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on Northern Oil and Gas from $34.00 to $33.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 14th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Northern Oil and Gas from $32.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 15th. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $25.00 price objective (down from $31.00) on shares of Northern Oil and Gas in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Northern Oil and Gas in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Northern Oil and Gas currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $33.00.

Northern Oil and Gas Stock Performance

Shares of NOG opened at $22.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.21. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $24.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $26.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 1.61. Northern Oil and Gas has a 52 week low of $19.88 and a 52 week high of $44.31.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Northern Oil and Gas

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Northern Oil and Gas by 6.4% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 6,953,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,201,000 after purchasing an additional 415,781 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Northern Oil and Gas by 2.6% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 494,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,949,000 after purchasing an additional 12,711 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Northern Oil and Gas by 7.8% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,141,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,515,000 after purchasing an additional 82,855 shares during the period. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Northern Oil and Gas by 21.2% during the first quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 85,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,584,000 after purchasing an additional 14,945 shares during the period. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its holdings in Northern Oil and Gas by 1.9% during the first quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 1,092,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,016,000 after purchasing an additional 20,186 shares during the period. 98.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Northern Oil and Gas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 29th will be issued a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 29th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.1%. Northern Oil and Gas’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.70%.

Northern Oil and Gas Company Profile

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.