ProFrac (ACDC) Competitors $3.78 -0.03 (-0.66%) As of 03:03 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, LBRT, PUMP, RES, CRGY, NOG, SDRL, BKV, and TALOShould you be buying ProFrac stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ProFrac include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Liberty Energy (LBRT), ProPetro (PUMP), RPC (RES), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Seadrill (SDRL), BKV (BKV), and Talos Energy (TALO). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. ProFrac vs. Its Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Liberty Energy ProPetro RPC Crescent Energy Northern Oil and Gas Seadrill BKV Talos Energy Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PTEN or ACDC? ProFrac has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioPatterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.41-$968.03M-$2.76-2.05ProFrac$2.19B0.28-$215.10M-$1.74-2.18 Does the media prefer PTEN or ACDC? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 6 more articles in the media than ProFrac. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 4 mentions for ProFrac. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat ProFrac's score of 1.03 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ProFrac 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, PTEN or ACDC? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ProFrac has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer PTEN or ACDC? Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus price target of $7.90, indicating a potential upside of 39.70%. ProFrac has a consensus price target of $6.10, indicating a potential upside of 61.16%. Given ProFrac's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ProFrac is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40ProFrac 3 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.40 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PTEN or ACDC? 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of ProFrac shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of ProFrac shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is PTEN or ACDC more profitable? ProFrac has a net margin of -12.89% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity of -1.94% beat ProFrac's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Patterson-UTI Energy-21.49% -1.94% -1.16% ProFrac -12.89%-22.78%-8.09% 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. 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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$608.26M$5.69B$7.57B$9.91BDividend YieldN/A2.99%10.79%4.51%P/E Ratio-2.1818.0939.6726.59Price / Sales0.284.59564.17120.92Price / Cash1.637.6136.0058.92Price / Book0.561.803.846.06Net Income-$215.10M$411.58M$4.28B$266.42M7 Day Performance-5.38%-1.83%-0.96%-0.17%1 Month Performance-43.84%1.23%2.29%3.69%1 Year Performance-39.44%5.22%14.30%23.46% ProFrac Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACDCProFrac2.9471 of 5 stars$3.79-0.7%$6.10+61.2%-38.1%$606.66M$2.19B-2.183,077Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.263 of 5 stars$5.76-0.9%$8.27+43.6%-31.0%$2.24B$5.38B-2.099,200News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastHALHalliburton4.8555 of 5 stars$22.35+0.4%$32.05+43.4%-23.7%$18.99B$22.23B10.4448,000Positive NewsLBRTLiberty Energy4.4105 of 5 stars$11.26-1.2%$15.05+33.7%-44.8%$1.85B$4.32B8.665,700Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionPUMPProPetro3.5139 of 5 stars$4.96+0.7%$8.80+77.6%-35.1%$511.52M$1.44B-3.371,900Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionRESRPC2.9226 of 5 stars$4.74-0.5%$4.69-1.0%-20.1%$1.05B$1.42B18.212,597CRGYCrescent Energy4.6498 of 5 stars$9.53-4.1%$15.70+64.7%-17.2%$2.53B$2.93B-52.94700Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeNOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.0764 of 5 stars$25.56+1.8%$36.89+44.3%-29.2%$2.45B$2.23B4.2230SDRLSeadrill4.1007 of 5 stars$31.43+0.2%$48.00+52.7%-18.1%$1.95B$1.39B28.063,300Positive NewsBKVBKV1.7966 of 5 stars$22.49-1.4%$28.25+25.6%N/A$1.93B$580.98M-112.44356TALOTalos Energy3.7139 of 5 stars$9.70+3.4%$14.25+46.9%-10.3%$1.64B$1.97B-10.00440Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Alternatives Halliburton Alternatives Liberty Energy Alternatives ProPetro Alternatives RPC Alternatives Crescent Energy Alternatives Northern Oil and Gas Alternatives Seadrill Alternatives BKV Alternatives Talos Energy 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | Sponsored“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredThis Coin Could Explode, and it’s Hiding in Plain Sight!The #1 coin with skyrocket potential right now... 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