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    Is Northern Oil And Gas (NOG) Undervalued On Weak Earnings And Higher Production Guidance?

    Simply Wall St·11/14/2026 00:52:00
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    Northern Oil and Gas (NOG) just delivered a mixed update, combining weak third quarter and year to date earnings with slightly higher production guidance and a reaffirmed quarterly dividend of US$0.45 per share.

    At a share price of US$25.11, Northern Oil and Gas has logged a 1-day share price return of 1.50% and a 7-day share price return of 9.94%, even though the 30-day share price return is down 4.52%. This mix of short-term strength with softer recent momentum sits against a year to date share price return of 14.08% and a 1-year total shareholder return of 21.72%, while the 3-year total shareholder return declined 19.32% and the 5-year total shareholder return is up 53.97%. These figures suggest that the market may be reacting to the weak earnings, raised production guidance and steady dividend by reassessing both near term prospects and longer run risk.

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    Bulls view Northern Oil and Gas as a beaten up producer with firmer guidance and a steady dividend, while bears point to heavy recent losses. Which story do the current valuation signals support?

    Most Popular Narrative: 17.5% Undervalued

    On the analyst consensus Narrative on Simply Wall St, Northern Oil and Gas has an estimated fair value of $30.44 compared with the last close at $25.11. This frames the stock as trading at a discount while analysts lean on detailed revenue and earnings forecasts to justify that gap.

    The sustained emphasis on capital allocation, including covered dividends, active buybacks funded by free cash flow and disciplined use of higher cost notes, is intended to improve per share earnings and cash returns while the market still prices Northern Oil and Gas below management's internal asset value estimates.

    See why 16 investors see Northern Oil and Gas as 18% undervalued.

    Result: Fair Value of $30.44 (UNDERVALUED)

    Still, this underpriced narrative can slip if higher cost debt continues to squeeze free cash flow or large non cash impairments continue to drag on reported earnings.

    Find out about the key risks to this Northern Oil and Gas narrative.

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