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

Should 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 (NYSE:XPRO) and PrimeEnergy (NASDAQ:PNRG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

PrimeEnergy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 Ratio
Expro Group$1.71B0.62$51.92M$0.5815.98
PrimeEnergy$237.80M1.06$55.40M$21.317.12

Expro Group has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PrimeEnergy has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Expro Group had 2 more articles in the media than PrimeEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Expro Group and 3 mentions for PrimeEnergy. Expro Group's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat PrimeEnergy's score of 0.38 indicating that Expro Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Expro Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PrimeEnergy
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Expro Group currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.45%. Given Expro Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Expro Group is more favorable than PrimeEnergy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Expro Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
PrimeEnergy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

92.1% of Expro Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Expro Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 62.8% of PrimeEnergy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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
Expro Group3.98% 6.89% 4.40%
PrimeEnergy 21.73%26.67%15.84%

Summary

Expro Group beats PrimeEnergy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PNRG vs. The Competition

MetricPrimeEnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$249.01M$7.99B$7.53B$8.87B
Dividend YieldN/A5.36%10.93%4.10%
P/E Ratio7.1210.5956.6219.90
Price / Sales1.0611.5921,282.25113.66
Price / Cash1.9415.6336.1356.90
Price / Book1.281.763.295.38
Net Income$55.40M$568.61M$4.20B$248.50M
7 Day Performance-0.83%-0.08%0.81%2.04%
1 Month Performance-17.82%2.15%4.46%4.84%
1 Year Performance40.92%-7.73%103.96%20.23%

PrimeEnergy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PNRG
PrimeEnergy
0.7822 of 5 stars
$151.79
+1.2%
N/A+42.1%$249.01M$237.80M7.12110High Trading Volume
XPRO
Expro Group
4.2003 of 5 stars
$8.64
+2.2%
$12.00
+38.9%
-59.0%$975.05M$1.71B14.908,500News Coverage
VTS
Vitesse Energy
2.3193 of 5 stars
$22.09
-1.8%
$26.50
+20.0%
-4.7%$868.42M$242M27.9636
GRNT
Granite Ridge Resources
3.4626 of 5 stars
$6.37
-2.3%
$7.50
+17.7%
-2.6%$855M$380.03M70.791Positive News
High Trading Volume
DEC
Diversified Energy
3.6904 of 5 stars
$14.67
-1.9%
$20.75
+41.4%
+2.5%$721.43M$794.84M0.001,589News Coverage
Gap Down
VTLE
Vital Energy
2.0135 of 5 stars
$16.06
-3.0%
$30.09
+87.4%
-62.4%$642M$1.95B-4.75290
PDS
Precision Drilling
2.936 of 5 stars
$47.37
+0.4%
$112.00
+136.4%
-27.3%$629.69M$1.39B9.425,504News Coverage
TXO
TXO Partners
4.0513 of 5 stars
$15.04
-1.2%
$20.00
+33.0%
-26.3%$629.61M$282.81M35.81170High Trading Volume
PUMP
ProPetro
2.7797 of 5 stars
$5.98
+0.2%
$9.75
+63.0%
-24.6%$620.34M$1.44B-4.181,900
REPX
Riley Exploration Permian
4.2966 of 5 stars
$26.23
-1.9%
$47.00
+79.2%
-4.1%$577.66M$412.89M4.6550
NESR
National Energy Services Reunited
4.0097 of 5 stars
$6.02
+2.0%
$15.00
+149.2%
-23.2%$569.07M$1.30B7.436,554Positive News
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:PNRG) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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