Critical Contrast: Prairie Operating (PROP) versus Its Rivals

Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) is one of 270 public companies in the “Crude petroleum & natural gas” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Prairie Operating to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability 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	-1.63%	6.96%	6.59%

Earnings & 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	-1.18
Prairie Operating Competitors	$756.58 billion	$1.11 billion	26.80

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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.3% 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, 9.4% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Prairie Operating and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prairie Operating	0	0	0	0	N/A
Prairie Operating Competitors	2130	11445	15911	597	2.50

As a group, “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies have a potential upside of 24.60%. Given Prairie Operating’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prairie Operating has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prairie Operating’s peers have a beta of -14.64, suggesting that their average share price is 1,564% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Prairie Operating peers beat Prairie Operating on 7 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.