On Thursday, Northern Oil & Gas stock got an upgrade to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating, from 78 to 81.
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Is Northern Oil & Gas Stock A Buy?
Northern Oil & Gas stock is working on a consolidation with a 39.02 buy point. See if the stock can clear the breakout price in heavy trading.
The oil & gas company showed 11% EPS growth last quarter, while sales growth came in at 16%.
Northern Oil & Gas stock holds the No. 1 rank among its peers in the Oil & Gas-U.S. Exploration & Production industry group.