Financial Review: Prairie Operating (PROP) & The Competition

Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) is one of 268 public companies in the “Crude petroleum & natural gas” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Prairie Operating to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are owned by institutional investors. 42.0% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prairie Operating	$1.55 million	-$79.08 million	-1.11
Prairie Operating Competitors	$760.19 billion	$972.72 million	27.11

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

Profitability

This table compares Prairie Operating and its rivals’ 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	-1.62%	6.81%	6.55%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Prairie Operating and its rivals, 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	2070	11283	15766	578	2.50

As a group, “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies have a potential upside of 25.29%. Given Prairie Operating’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Prairie Operating has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

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 rivals have a beta of -14.79, suggesting that their average share price is 1,579% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Prairie Operating rivals 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.