Prairie Operating (PROP) versus Its Peers Critical Contrast

Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) is one of 267 public companies in the “Crude petroleum & natural gas” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Prairie Operating to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

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	-1.75%	6.82%	6.57%

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prairie Operating	0	0	0	0	N/A
Prairie Operating Competitors	2072	11295	15783	580	2.50

As a group, “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies have a potential upside of 23.45%. Given Prairie Operating’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prairie Operating has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Prairie Operating and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prairie Operating	$1.55 million	-$79.08 million	-1.14
Prairie Operating Competitors	$763.05 billion	$978.14 million	27.54

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

Volatility & Risk

Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prairie Operating’s peers have a beta of -14.86, indicating that their average share price is 1,586% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are held by institutional investors. 42.0% of Prairie Operating shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Prairie Operating peers beat Prairie Operating on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

About Prairie Operating

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.