Head to Head Analysis: Prairie Operating (PROP) versus Its Competitors

Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) is one of 286 public companies in the “Crude petroleum & natural gas” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Prairie Operating to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Prairie Operating and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prairie Operating	$1.55 million	-$79.08 million	-1.14
Prairie Operating Competitors	$10.94 billion	$1.07 billion	-591.67

Prairie Operating’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Prairie Operating. Prairie Operating is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Prairie Operating and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prairie Operating	N/A	-377.86%	-103.26%
Prairie Operating Competitors	-3.59%	7.71%	6.83%

Volatility & Risk

Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prairie Operating’s peers have a beta of -13.66, meaning that their average share price is 1,466% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Prairie Operating and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prairie Operating	0	0	0	0	N/A
Prairie Operating Competitors	2146	11583	16189	623	2.50

As a group, “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies have a potential upside of 28.69%. Given Prairie Operating’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Prairie Operating has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are held by institutional investors. 42.0% of Prairie Operating shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Prairie Operating peers beat Prairie Operating on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

Prairie Operating Company Profile

Prairie Operating Co., an independent energy company, engages in the development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company holds assets in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado; and the Niobrara and Codell formations. Prairie Operating Co. is based in Houston Texas.