PrimeEnergy Resources (PNRG) Competitors

PrimeEnergy Resources (NASDAQ:PNRG) and Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk and community ranking.

Does the media prefer PNRG or VTS?

In the previous week, PrimeEnergy Resources had 8 more articles in the media than Vitesse Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for PrimeEnergy Resources and 2 mentions for Vitesse Energy. Vitesse Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat PrimeEnergy Resources' score of 0.19 indicating that Vitesse Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PrimeEnergy Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vitesse Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PNRG or VTS?

51.6% of Vitesse Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 62.8% of PrimeEnergy Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Vitesse Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PNRG or VTS more profitable?

PrimeEnergy Resources has a net margin of 27.73% compared to Vitesse Energy's net margin of 18.05%. PrimeEnergy Resources' return on equity of 32.76% beat Vitesse Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PrimeEnergy Resources	27.73%	32.76%	18.13%
Vitesse Energy	18.05%	7.25%	4.95%

Do analysts prefer PNRG or VTS?

Vitesse Energy has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.34%. Given Vitesse Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vitesse Energy is more favorable than PrimeEnergy Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PrimeEnergy Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Vitesse Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PNRG or VTS?

PrimeEnergy Resources received 124 more outperform votes than Vitesse Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.00% of users gave Vitesse Energy an outperform vote while only 64.32% of users gave PrimeEnergy Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PrimeEnergy Resources	Outperform Votes 137 64.32%	Underperform Votes 76 35.68%
Vitesse Energy	Outperform Votes 13 65.00%	Underperform Votes 7 35.00%

Which has more volatility and risk, PNRG or VTS?

PrimeEnergy Resources has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vitesse Energy has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, PNRG or VTS?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PrimeEnergy Resources	$240.84M	0.99	$28.10M	$21.31	6.71
Vitesse Energy	$246.98M	3.82	-$19.74M	$0.79	30.96

Summary

Vitesse Energy beats PrimeEnergy Resources on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.