PrimeEnergy (PNRG) Competitors $151.79 +1.83 (+1.22%) Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$151.80 +0.02 (+0.01%) As of 07/2/2025 04:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 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. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, XPRO or PNRG? 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 RatioExpro Group$1.71B0.62$51.92M$0.5815.98PrimeEnergy$237.80M1.06$55.40M$21.317.12 Which has more risk and volatility, XPRO or PNRG? 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. Does the media favor XPRO or PNRG? 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 Do analysts prefer XPRO or PNRG? 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) 2.67PrimeEnergy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of XPRO or PNRG? 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. Is XPRO or PNRG 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 Expro Group3.98% 6.89% 4.40% PrimeEnergy 21.73%26.67%15.84% 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$249.01M$7.99B$7.53B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A5.36%10.93%4.10%P/E Ratio7.1210.5956.6219.90Price / Sales1.0611.5921,282.25113.66Price / Cash1.9415.6336.1356.90Price / Book1.281.763.295.38Net Income$55.40M$568.61M$4.20B$248.50M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNRGPrimeEnergy0.7822 of 5 stars$151.79+1.2%N/A+42.1%$249.01M$237.80M7.12110High Trading VolumeXPROExpro Group4.2003 of 5 stars$8.64+2.2%$12.00+38.9%-59.0%$975.05M$1.71B14.908,500News CoverageVTSVitesse Energy2.3193 of 5 stars$22.09-1.8%$26.50+20.0%-4.7%$868.42M$242M27.9636GRNTGranite Ridge Resources3.4626 of 5 stars$6.37-2.3%$7.50+17.7%-2.6%$855M$380.03M70.791Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDECDiversified Energy3.6904 of 5 stars$14.67-1.9%$20.75+41.4%+2.5%$721.43M$794.84M0.001,589News CoverageGap DownVTLEVital Energy2.0135 of 5 stars$16.06-3.0%$30.09+87.4%-62.4%$642M$1.95B-4.75290PDSPrecision Drilling2.936 of 5 stars$47.37+0.4%$112.00+136.4%-27.3%$629.69M$1.39B9.425,504News CoverageTXOTXO Partners4.0513 of 5 stars$15.04-1.2%$20.00+33.0%-26.3%$629.61M$282.81M35.81170High Trading VolumePUMPProPetro2.7797 of 5 stars$5.98+0.2%$9.75+63.0%-24.6%$620.34M$1.44B-4.181,900REPXRiley Exploration Permian4.2966 of 5 stars$26.23-1.9%$47.00+79.2%-4.1%$577.66M$412.89M4.6550NESRNational Energy Services Reunited4.0097 of 5 stars$6.02+2.0%$15.00+149.2%-23.2%$569.07M$1.30B7.436,554Positive NewsHigh 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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