PrimeEnergy (PNRG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in acquisition, development, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company owns leasehold, mineral, and royalty interests in producing and non-producing oil and gas properties; and operates approximately 534 active wells and owns non-operating interests and royalties in 952 additional wells. It also acquires producing oil and gas properties through joint ventures with industry partners; and provides contract services to third parties, including well-servicing support, site-preparation, and construction services for oil and gas drilling and reworking operations. The company was formerly known as PrimeEnergy Corporation and changed its name to PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation in December 2018. PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $192.10 to $201.17
• 50-Day Range: $166.89 to $199.90
• 52-Week Range: $126.40 to $278.90
• Volume: 67,749 shs
• Average Volume: 62,654 shs
• Market Capitalization: $316.86 million
• P/E Ratio: 21.83
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

PrimeEnergy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PrimeEnergy scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 219th out of 250 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

PrimeEnergy has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PrimeEnergy has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PrimeEnergy is 21.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.62.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PrimeEnergy is 21.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 19.94.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PrimeEnergy has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.03% of the float of PrimeEnergy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PrimeEnergy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.92, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PrimeEnergy has recently decreased by 24.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

PrimeEnergy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

PrimeEnergy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.12

News Sentiment

PrimeEnergy has a news sentiment score of 1.12. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for PrimeEnergy this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PrimeEnergy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

65.28% of the stock of PrimeEnergy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

PrimeEnergy has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/20/2026
• Today: 8/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PNRG
• CIK: 56868
• Web: www.primeenergy.com
• Phone: (713) 735-0000
• Fax: 203-358-5786
• Employees: 110
• Year Founded: 1973

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.96
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $26.31 million
• Net Margins: 12.06%
• Pretax Margin: 13.65%
• Return on Equity: 10.10%
• Return on Assets: 6.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $189.05 million
• Price / Sales: 1.68
• Cash Flow: $63.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.09
• Book Value: $131.92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,620,000
• Free Float: 562,000
• Market Cap: $316.86 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.27