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PNRG vs. HPK, XPRO, VTS, GRNT, DEC, PDS, VTLE, TXO, PUMP, and REPX

Should you be buying PrimeEnergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PrimeEnergy include HighPeak Energy (HPK), Expro Group (XPRO), Vitesse Energy (VTS), Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT), Diversified Energy (DEC), Precision Drilling (PDS), Vital Energy (VTLE), TXO Partners (TXO), ProPetro (PUMP), and Riley Exploration Permian (REPX). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

PrimeEnergy vs. Its Competitors

HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) and PrimeEnergy (NASDAQ:PNRG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

PrimeEnergy has a net margin of 21.73% compared to HighPeak Energy's net margin of 12.03%. PrimeEnergy's return on equity of 26.67% beat HighPeak Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HighPeak Energy12.03% 8.79% 4.59%
PrimeEnergy 21.73%26.67%15.84%

HighPeak Energy has higher revenue and earnings than PrimeEnergy. PrimeEnergy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HighPeak Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HighPeak Energy$1.07B1.11$95.07M$0.8810.68
PrimeEnergy$237.80M1.23$55.40M$21.318.25

HighPeak Energy presently has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.34%. Given HighPeak Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe HighPeak Energy is more favorable than PrimeEnergy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HighPeak Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
PrimeEnergy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 78.9% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 62.8% of PrimeEnergy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, HighPeak Energy had 2 more articles in the media than PrimeEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HighPeak Energy and 1 mentions for PrimeEnergy. HighPeak Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat PrimeEnergy's score of 0.00 indicating that HighPeak Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
HighPeak Energy Positive
PrimeEnergy Neutral

HighPeak Energy has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PrimeEnergy has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HighPeak Energy beats PrimeEnergy on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PNRG vs. The Competition

MetricPrimeEnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$297.53M$7.79B$7.79B$9.48B
Dividend YieldN/A5.24%10.91%3.98%
P/E Ratio8.258.4165.3819.95
Price / Sales1.239.9042,445.56102.64
Price / Cash2.3214.6636.2058.97
Price / Book1.491.694.045.90
Net Income$55.40M$568.61M$4.25B$258.42M
7 Day Performance9.83%1.01%1.87%1.94%
1 Month Performance18.51%-2.09%3.53%12.02%
1 Year Performance48.08%-8.83%14.69%20.81%

PrimeEnergy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PNRG
PrimeEnergy
0.4964 of 5 stars
$175.71
-1.9%
N/A+53.0%$297.53M$237.80M8.25110
HPK
HighPeak Energy
3.5963 of 5 stars
$8.06
-3.0%
$11.50
+42.7%
-46.3%$1.05B$1.07B9.1630Positive News
XPRO
Expro Group
4.3992 of 5 stars
$8.38
-0.4%
$11.50
+37.3%
-62.4%$970.44M$1.71B14.458,500Upcoming Earnings
VTS
Vitesse Energy
2.1662 of 5 stars
$23.53
-0.7%
$26.50
+12.6%
-3.5%$915.14M$242M29.7836Analyst Revision
GRNT
Granite Ridge Resources
4.5676 of 5 stars
$5.21
-3.4%
$7.50
+44.1%
-22.2%$706.82M$380.03M57.841Positive News
DEC
Diversified Energy
3.2709 of 5 stars
$14.40
+0.5%
$20.75
+44.1%
-6.6%$690.57M$794.84M0.001,589Positive News
PDS
Precision Drilling
3.7909 of 5 stars
$49.51
-3.2%
$72.00
+45.4%
-27.1%$682.83M$1.39B10.175,504Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
VTLE
Vital Energy
3.4187 of 5 stars
$16.61
-1.2%
$28.30
+70.4%
-58.9%$651.69M$1.95B-4.91290
TXO
TXO Partners
3.795 of 5 stars
$14.81
-0.7%
$20.00
+35.0%
-26.7%$617.21M$282.81M35.26170News Coverage
PUMP
ProPetro
3.3136 of 5 stars
$5.68
+0.1%
$9.00
+58.6%
-26.9%$589.17M$1.44B-3.971,900News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
REPX
Riley Exploration Permian
4.1212 of 5 stars
$26.40
-3.7%
$47.00
+78.0%
-6.3%$581.41M$412.89M4.6850News Coverage

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