PrimeEnergy (PNRG) Competitors $152.40 +0.61 (+0.40%) As of 07/3/2025 02:00 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. XPRO, VTS, GRNT, DEC, VTLE, PDS, TXO, PUMP, REPX, and NESRShould you be buying PrimeEnergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PrimeEnergy include Expro Group (XPRO), Vitesse Energy (VTS), Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT), Diversified Energy (DEC), Vital Energy (VTLE), Precision Drilling (PDS), TXO Partners (TXO), ProPetro (PUMP), Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), and National Energy Services Reunited (NESR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. PrimeEnergy vs. Its Competitors Expro Group Vitesse Energy Granite Ridge Resources Diversified Energy Vital Energy Precision Drilling TXO Partners ProPetro Riley Exploration Permian National Energy Services Reunited PrimeEnergy (NASDAQ:PNRG) and Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is PNRG or XPRO more profitable? PrimeEnergy has a net margin of 21.73% compared to Expro Group's net margin of 3.98%. PrimeEnergy's return on equity of 26.67% beat Expro Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PrimeEnergy21.73% 26.67% 15.84% Expro Group 3.98%6.89%4.40% Which has more volatility and risk, PNRG or XPRO? PrimeEnergy has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expro Group has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PNRG or XPRO? Expro Group has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.19%. Given Expro Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Expro Group 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) 0.00Expro Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do insiders & institutionals believe in PNRG or XPRO? 92.1% of Expro Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.8% of PrimeEnergy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Expro Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, PNRG or XPRO? PrimeEnergy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Expro Group. PrimeEnergy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expro Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrimeEnergy$237.80M1.06$55.40M$21.317.15Expro Group$1.72B0.60$51.92M$0.5815.53 Does the media prefer PNRG or XPRO? In the previous week, Expro Group had 3 more articles in the media than PrimeEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Expro Group and 4 mentions for PrimeEnergy. Expro Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat PrimeEnergy's score of 0.00 indicating that Expro Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PrimeEnergy 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Expro Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryExpro Group beats PrimeEnergy on 9 of the 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PNRG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$252.98M$7.92B$7.58B$9.02BDividend YieldN/A5.29%10.92%4.10%P/E Ratio7.1510.7356.9820.29Price / Sales1.0611.5121,956.09112.84Price / Cash1.9715.7036.2057.47Price / Book1.291.763.325.68Net Income$55.40M$568.61M$4.20B$249.04M7 Day Performance0.46%0.10%1.76%3.30%1 Month Performance-9.62%3.54%5.56%5.20%1 Year Performance41.49%-8.17%104.12%21.37% PrimeEnergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNRGPrimeEnergy0.4693 of 5 stars$152.40+0.4%N/A+41.5%$252.98M$237.80M7.15110XPROExpro Group4.4235 of 5 stars$8.64+2.2%$12.00+38.9%-60.1%$975.05M$1.71B14.908,500News CoverageVTSVitesse Energy2.3686 of 5 stars$22.09-1.8%$26.50+20.0%-5.8%$868.42M$242M27.9636GRNTGranite Ridge Resources3.44 of 5 stars$6.37-2.3%$7.50+17.7%-4.8%$855M$380.03M70.791High Trading VolumeDECDiversified Energy3.6852 of 5 stars$14.67-1.9%$20.75+41.4%+3.1%$721.43M$794.84M0.001,589VTLEVital Energy2.2804 of 5 stars$16.06-3.0%$30.09+87.4%-63.0%$642M$1.95B-4.75290Analyst RevisionPDSPrecision Drilling3.2759 of 5 stars$47.37+0.4%$112.00+136.4%-28.1%$629.69M$1.39B9.425,504News CoverageAnalyst RevisionTXOTXO Partners4.0782 of 5 stars$15.04-1.2%$20.00+33.0%-26.9%$629.61M$282.81M35.81170Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumePUMPProPetro2.9294 of 5 stars$5.98+0.2%$9.75+63.0%-27.0%$620.34M$1.44B-4.181,900News CoverageAnalyst RevisionREPXRiley Exploration Permian4.3168 of 5 stars$26.23-1.9%$47.00+79.2%-5.6%$577.66M$412.89M4.6550NESRNational Energy Services Reunited4.0168 of 5 stars$6.02+2.0%$15.00+149.2%-30.6%$569.07M$1.30B7.436,554News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies XPRO Alternatives VTS Alternatives GRNT Alternatives DEC Alternatives VTLE Alternatives PDS Alternatives TXO Alternatives PUMP Alternatives REPX Alternatives NESR 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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