Prairie Operating (PROP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Prairie Operating Co., an independent energy company, engages in the development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company holds assets in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado; and the Niobrara and Codell formations. Prairie Operating Co. is based in Houston Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.29 to $2.51
• 50-Day Range: $2.16 to $4.20
• 52-Week Range: $2.01 to $12.30
• Volume: 4.20 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $124.19 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $8.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Prairie Operating Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Prairie Operating scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 126th out of 270 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Prairie Operating has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Prairie Operating has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Prairie Operating are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.13) to $4.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Prairie Operating is -0.82, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Prairie Operating is -0.82, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Prairie Operating has a P/B Ratio of 1.32. 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

12.84% of the float of Prairie Operating has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Prairie Operating has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Prairie Operating has recently decreased by 12.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Prairie Operating does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Prairie Operating does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.84% of the float of Prairie Operating has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Prairie Operating has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Prairie Operating has recently decreased by 12.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.70

News Sentiment

Prairie Operating has a news sentiment score of 0.70. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Prairie Operating this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

33 people have searched for PROP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

20 people have added Prairie Operating to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 122% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Prairie Operating insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $643,615.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.44% of the stock of Prairie Operating is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 34.28% of the stock of Prairie Operating is held by institutions.

PROP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PROP shares performed this year?

Prairie Operating's stock was trading at $6.92 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PROP shares have decreased by 64.3% and is now trading at $2.47.

How were Prairie Operating's earnings last quarter?

Prairie Operating Co. (NASDAQ:PROP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 12th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $1.10. The business earned $68.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $125.50 million.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Prairie Operating's major shareholders?

Prairie Operating's top institutional investors include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.51%), Marshall Wace LLP (0.65%), Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. (0.40%) and Raymond James Financial Inc. (0.24%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary C Hanna, Edward Kovalik, James W Wallis, Jonathan H Gray, Robert Craig Owen, Bryan Freeman, Erik Thoresen, Daniel T Sweeney, Richard N Frommer and Gizman I Abbas.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Prairie Operating?

Shares of PROP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Prairie Operating own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Prairie Operating investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (VTIP), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2025
• Today: 8/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - US INTEGRTD
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PROP
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PROP
• CIK: 1162896
• Web: www.prairieopco.com
• Phone: 713-424-4247
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 19
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Prairie Operating: $8.50
• High Price Target: $9.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +244.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.00)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$40.91 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: 10.83%
• Return on Equity: 21.04%
• Return on Assets: 2.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.13
• Current Ratio: 0.60
• Quick Ratio: 0.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.94 million
• Price / Sales: 15.64
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.87 per share
• Price / Book: 1.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,280,000
• Free Float: 42,515,000
• Market Cap: $124.19 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 2.01