ProFrac (ACDC) Competitors $7.75 +0.08 (+1.04%) Closing price 07/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.77 +0.02 (+0.26%) As of 07/22/2025 06:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACDC vs. PTEN, HAL, HP, LBRT, MGY, MTDR, MUR, NBR, PUMP, and RESShould you be buying ProFrac stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ProFrac include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Helmerich & Payne (HP), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), ProPetro (PUMP), and RPC (RES). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. ProFrac vs. Its Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Helmerich & Payne Liberty Energy Magnolia Oil & Gas Matador Resources Murphy Oil Nabors Industries ProPetro RPC ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ACDC or PTEN? 12.8% of ProFrac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of ProFrac shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ACDC or PTEN more profitable? ProFrac has a net margin of -10.72% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -19.78%. Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity of -0.70% beat ProFrac's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ProFrac-10.72% -11.85% -4.34% Patterson-UTI Energy -19.78%-0.70%-0.43% Do analysts prefer ACDC or PTEN? ProFrac currently has a consensus target price of $6.50, indicating a potential downside of 16.13%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus target price of $8.77, indicating a potential upside of 49.71%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than ProFrac.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ProFrac 3 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.40Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ACDC or PTEN? ProFrac has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Patterson-UTI Energy. ProFrac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Patterson-UTI Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProFrac$2.19B0.57-$215.10M-$1.49-5.20Patterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.42-$968.03M-$2.60-2.25 Which has more risk and volatility, ACDC or PTEN? ProFrac has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ACDC or PTEN? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 8 more articles in the media than ProFrac. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 0 mentions for ProFrac. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat ProFrac's score of 0.00 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment ProFrac Neutral Patterson-UTI Energy Neutral SummaryPatterson-UTI Energy beats ProFrac on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ProFrac News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACDC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ACDC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACDC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProFracOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.23B$5.26B$7.63B$9.45BDividend YieldN/A3.05%10.96%4.03%P/E Ratio-5.2010.5065.8219.90Price / Sales0.574.7942,247.9485.24Price / Cash3.287.1236.1158.29Price / Book1.151.693.865.67Net Income-$215.10M$411.58M$4.25B$258.18M7 Day Performance-1.27%2.05%1.33%2.81%1 Month Performance-6.06%-3.25%1.93%13.53%1 Year Performance2.51%-3.32%11.71%17.68% ProFrac Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACDCProFrac0.6113 of 5 stars$7.75+1.0%$6.50-16.1%+3.1%$1.23B$2.19B-5.203,077PTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.6771 of 5 stars$6.30-3.8%$9.50+50.8%-42.7%$2.43B$5.38B-2.429,200HALHalliburton4.8759 of 5 stars$22.05-4.5%$33.53+52.1%-36.0%$18.95B$22.94B9.2248,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap DownHPHelmerich & Payne4.8628 of 5 stars$16.46-4.2%$26.09+58.6%-57.8%$1.64B$3.08B7.516,200LBRTLiberty Energy4.474 of 5 stars$12.25-1.8%$17.23+40.7%-47.7%$1.98B$4.32B8.115,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.6179 of 5 stars$23.64-0.8%$27.00+14.2%-12.5%$4.55B$1.32B11.76210Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMTDRMatador Resources4.6459 of 5 stars$51.86-1.0%$69.06+33.2%-18.9%$6.49B$3.70B6.96290Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionMURMurphy Oil4.8038 of 5 stars$25.95-1.8%$29.46+13.5%-38.1%$3.70B$2.90B9.98690Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNBRNabors Industries3.0895 of 5 stars$32.91-3.5%$43.29+31.5%-60.7%$516.67M$2.97B-2.1012,400Upcoming EarningsPUMPProPetro3.2786 of 5 stars$6.29-3.9%$9.75+55.1%-32.0%$653.07M$1.44B-4.401,900Upcoming EarningsRESRPC2.3506 of 5 stars$4.99-3.2%$5.75+15.3%-18.8%$1.10B$1.42B13.852,597Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Alternatives Halliburton Alternatives Helmerich & Payne Alternatives Liberty Energy Alternatives Magnolia Oil & Gas Alternatives Matador Resources Alternatives Murphy Oil Alternatives Nabors Industries Alternatives ProPetro Alternatives RPC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ACDC) was last updated on 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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