PrimeEnergy (PNRG) Competitors $151.07 +1.29 (+0.86%) As of 12:24 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PNRG vs. HPK, NESR, DEC, TXO, PDS, GRNT, ACDC, BORR, REPX, and VTLEShould you be buying PrimeEnergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PrimeEnergy include HighPeak Energy (HPK), National Energy Services Reunited (NESR), Diversified Energy (DEC), TXO Partners (TXO), Precision Drilling (PDS), Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT), ProFrac (ACDC), Borr Drilling (BORR), Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), and Vital Energy (VTLE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. PrimeEnergy vs. Its Competitors HighPeak Energy National Energy Services Reunited Diversified Energy TXO Partners Precision Drilling Granite Ridge Resources ProFrac Borr Drilling Riley Exploration Permian Vital Energy PrimeEnergy (NASDAQ:PNRG) and HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership. Is PNRG or HPK more profitable? PrimeEnergy has a net margin of 16.54% compared to HighPeak Energy's net margin of 12.59%. PrimeEnergy's return on equity of 17.98% beat HighPeak Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PrimeEnergy16.54% 17.98% 10.86% HighPeak Energy 12.59%7.10%3.75% Do analysts prefer PNRG or HPK? HighPeak Energy has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.52%. Given HighPeak Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HighPeak Energy is more favorable than PrimeEnergy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PrimeEnergy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00HighPeak Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PNRG or HPK? 24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.8% of PrimeEnergy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.9% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, PNRG or HPK? PrimeEnergy has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, PNRG or HPK? HighPeak Energy has higher revenue and earnings than PrimeEnergy. HighPeak Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PrimeEnergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrimeEnergy$237.80M1.05$55.40M$14.8710.16HighPeak Energy$964.23M1.00$95.07M$0.868.88 Does the media favor PNRG or HPK? In the previous week, HighPeak Energy had 1 more articles in the media than PrimeEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HighPeak Energy and 1 mentions for PrimeEnergy. HighPeak Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat PrimeEnergy's score of 1.08 indicating that HighPeak Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PrimeEnergy 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HighPeak Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryHighPeak Energy beats PrimeEnergy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PrimeEnergy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PNRG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 PNRG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrimeEnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$249.27M$7.83B$7.71B$9.85BDividend YieldN/A4.75%10.75%4.49%P/E Ratio10.167.5967.0726.51Price / Sales1.059.56550.90161.56Price / Cash1.965.1435.4128.92Price / Book1.212.204.056.51Net Income$55.40M$568.61M$4.27B$266.22M7 Day Performance0.39%-2.08%-0.35%-1.21%1 Month Performance-7.76%3.25%3.69%3.32%1 Year Performance14.98%-5.78%14.28%23.49% PrimeEnergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNRGPrimeEnergy0.9356 of 5 stars$151.08+0.9%N/A+16.6%$249.27M$237.80M10.16110Positive NewsHPKHighPeak Energy3.7614 of 5 stars$7.60-1.2%$11.50+51.3%-50.4%$969.46M$964.23M8.8430Positive NewsNESRNational Energy Services Reunited3.7817 of 5 stars$8.61-0.5%$14.60+69.6%-4.0%$834.32M$1.30B11.186,554Positive NewsDECDiversified Energy3.3565 of 5 stars$16.29-1.9%$21.50+32.0%+37.1%$800.52M$794.84M0.001,589Positive NewsGap DownTXOTXO Partners4.1778 of 5 stars$14.02flat$22.50+60.5%-28.5%$768.08M$282.81M42.49170Analyst RevisionPDSPrecision Drilling4.256 of 5 stars$56.88-0.6%$87.00+52.9%-15.7%$756.14M$1.39B11.985,504Positive NewsGRNTGranite Ridge Resources4.6757 of 5 stars$5.71-0.3%$7.50+31.3%-12.8%$752.05M$380.03M23.811Analyst RevisionACDCProFrac2.8913 of 5 stars$4.11+2.5%$6.10+48.4%-42.0%$642.72M$2.19B-2.363,077Short Interest ↓BORRBorr Drilling3.6627 of 5 stars$2.84+4.4%$9.00+216.9%-50.9%$642.53M$989M13.522,719Analyst ForecastREPXRiley Exploration Permian3.9555 of 5 stars$28.93+0.7%$47.00+62.5%+4.7%$637.68M$392.89M5.1350Positive NewsVTLEVital Energy2.5428 of 5 stars$18.15+14.9%$28.20+55.4%-47.3%$611.06M$1.95B-0.92290Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HPK Alternatives NESR Alternatives DEC Alternatives TXO Alternatives PDS Alternatives GRNT Alternatives ACDC Alternatives BORR Alternatives REPX Alternatives VTLE 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:PNRG) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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