ProFrac (ACDC) Competitors $3.71 -0.08 (-2.11%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.70 -0.01 (-0.27%) As of 07:55 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, LBRT, PUMP, RES, SOC, CRGY, 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), Sable Offshore (SOC), Crescent Energy (CRGY), 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 Sable Offshore Crescent Energy Seadrill BKV Talos Energy Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation. 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% Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$5.38B0.39-$968.03M-$2.76-1.99ProFrac$2.19B0.27-$215.10M-$1.74-2.13 Which has more volatility & risk, PTEN or ACDC? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ProFrac has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PTEN or ACDC? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 3 more articles in the media than ProFrac. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 3 mentions for ProFrac. ProFrac's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 1.10 indicating that ProFrac is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ProFrac 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in PTEN or ACDC? 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of ProFrac shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of ProFrac shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend PTEN or ACDC? Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus target price of $7.90, indicating a potential upside of 43.64%. ProFrac has a consensus target price of $6.10, indicating a potential upside of 64.42%. Given ProFrac's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 SummaryPatterson-UTI Energy beats ProFrac on 9 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$607.46M$6.13B$8.01B$10.39BDividend YieldN/A2.79%10.71%4.64%P/E Ratio-2.1319.7639.9326.11Price / Sales0.274.111,208.12124.93Price / Cash1.628.5036.4861.24Price / Book0.551.964.176.30Net Income-$215.10M$411.58M$4.27B$271.03M7 Day Performance-0.54%3.03%2.10%-0.15%1 Month Performance-9.73%7.08%5.24%6.41%1 Year Performance-42.66%8.78%17.20%28.81% ProFrac Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACDCProFrac2.4219 of 5 stars$3.71-2.1%$6.10+64.4%-42.6%$607.46M$2.19B-2.133,077Positive NewsPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.0937 of 5 stars$5.41-2.3%$7.90+46.0%-33.3%$2.13B$5.38B-1.969,200Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.8468 of 5 stars$21.80-1.9%$32.05+47.0%-18.4%$18.95B$22.94B10.1948,000Options VolumeLBRTLiberty Energy4.1797 of 5 stars$10.89+1.9%$15.05+38.2%-39.4%$1.73B$4.32B8.385,700Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPUMPProPetro3.6586 of 5 stars$4.69+0.6%$7.80+66.3%-35.9%$484.49M$1.44B-3.191,900Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionRESRPC3.0486 of 5 stars$4.48+0.1%$4.69+4.7%-28.5%$985.92M$1.42B17.212,597Positive NewsSOCSable Offshore2.0286 of 5 stars$21.95-4.9%$30.00+36.7%-11.7%$2.30BN/A0.002Trending NewsOptions VolumeCRGYCrescent Energy4.1617 of 5 stars$8.43-2.8%$15.80+87.5%-18.0%$2.21B$2.93B-46.82700Positive NewsSDRLSeadrill3.667 of 5 stars$33.01+0.7%$45.25+37.1%-22.3%$2.04B$1.39B29.473,300Positive NewsBKVBKV1.9592 of 5 stars$21.69-1.8%$27.88+28.5%N/A$1.87B$580.98M-108.47356TALOTalos Energy3.9743 of 5 stars$9.51-0.9%$14.25+49.8%-8.9%$1.68B$1.93B-9.80440 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Alternatives Halliburton Alternatives Liberty Energy Alternatives ProPetro Alternatives RPC Alternatives Sable Offshore Alternatives Crescent Energy 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 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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