New Era Helium (NEHC) Competitors

New Era Helium (NASDAQ:NEHC) and Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) are both small-cap petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NEHC or PROP?

21.9% of New Era Helium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of New Era Helium shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Prairie Operating shares are owned 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NEHC or PROP?

New Era Helium has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Prairie Operating.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New Era Helium	$530.02K	43.42	-$13.78M	N/A	N/A
Prairie Operating	$7.94M	12.41	-$40.91M	-$3.00	-0.65

Does the media favor NEHC or PROP?

In the previous week, Prairie Operating had 2 more articles in the media than New Era Helium. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Prairie Operating and 0 mentions for New Era Helium. New Era Helium's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Prairie Operating's score of -0.36 indicating that New Era Helium is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
New Era Helium	Neutral
Prairie Operating	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, NEHC or PROP?

New Era Helium has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prairie Operating has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NEHC or PROP more profitable?

Prairie Operating's return on equity of 21.04% beat New Era Helium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New Era Helium	N/A	N/A	N/A
Prairie Operating	N/A	21.04%	2.69%

Do analysts prefer NEHC or PROP?

Prairie Operating has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 333.67%. Given Prairie Operating's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Prairie Operating is more favorable than New Era Helium.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New Era Helium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Prairie Operating	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Prairie Operating beats New Era Helium on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.