Prairie Operating (PROP) Competitors $3.52 -0.27 (-7.12%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.61 +0.09 (+2.44%) As of 07:05 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PROP vs. DEC, TXO, NESR, REPX, PUMP, VTLE, PDS, CLB, NOA, and BORRShould you be buying Prairie Operating stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Prairie Operating include Diversified Energy (DEC), TXO Partners (TXO), National Energy Services Reunited (NESR), Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), ProPetro (PUMP), Vital Energy (VTLE), Precision Drilling (PDS), Core Laboratories (CLB), North American Construction Group (NOA), and Borr Drilling (BORR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Prairie Operating vs. Diversified Energy TXO Partners National Energy Services Reunited Riley Exploration Permian ProPetro Vital Energy Precision Drilling Core Laboratories North American Construction Group Borr Drilling Diversified Energy (NYSE:DEC) and Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DEC or PROP? Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Prairie Operating. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDiversified Energy$794.84M0.84$758.02MN/AN/APrairie Operating$21.53M7.11-$79.08M-$3.00-1.19 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DEC or PROP? Diversified Energy received 7 more outperform votes than Prairie Operating when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Diversified Energy an outperform vote while only 75.00% of users gave Prairie Operating an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDiversified EnergyOutperform Votes10100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesPrairie OperatingOutperform Votes375.00% Underperform Votes125.00% Do analysts recommend DEC or PROP? Diversified Energy currently has a consensus price target of $20.75, indicating a potential upside of 50.49%. Prairie Operating has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 166.48%. Given Prairie Operating's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Prairie Operating is more favorable than Diversified Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Diversified Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Prairie Operating 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer DEC or PROP? In the previous week, Diversified Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Prairie Operating. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Diversified Energy and 2 mentions for Prairie Operating. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Prairie Operating's score of -0.15 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Diversified Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Prairie Operating 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, DEC or PROP? Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prairie Operating has a beta of 3.13, indicating that its share price is 213% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is DEC or PROP more profitable? Diversified Energy's return on equity of 0.00% beat Prairie Operating's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Diversified EnergyN/A N/A N/A Prairie Operating N/A -110.71%-78.09% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DEC or PROP? 26.5% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Prairie Operating shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryDiversified Energy beats Prairie Operating on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Prairie Operating News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PROP 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PROP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrairie OperatingCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$153.95M$7.71B$7.32B$8.42BDividend YieldN/A23.98%10.95%4.11%P/E Ratio-1.2010.4954.4319.77Price / Sales7.117.5923,766.77116.56Price / CashN/A7.3835.5034.62Price / Book0.861.583.544.53Net Income-$79.08M$1.09B$4.30B$248.18M7 Day Performance-15.52%-1.23%-1.04%1.06%1 Month Performance-11.54%5.34%8.02%14.68%1 Year Performance-71.16%-16.38%175.43%6.87% Prairie Operating Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PROPPrairie Operating2.1357 of 5 stars$3.52-7.1%$9.50+169.9%-68.7%$151.16M$21.53M-1.1719High Trading VolumeDECDiversified Energy3.4232 of 5 stars$13.77+0.4%$20.75+50.7%-1.2%$664.04M$794.84M0.001,603Positive NewsTXOTXO Partners4.3024 of 5 stars$15.21+0.1%$20.00+31.5%-33.5%$629.21M$299.70M-2.56170Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeNESRNational Energy Services ReunitedN/A$6.39-1.1%$15.00+134.7%-35.1%$613.73M$1.30B7.995,580Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeREPXRiley Exploration Permian4.4236 of 5 stars$27.02-2.6%$47.00+73.9%-0.2%$610.92M$412.89M4.7950Positive NewsPUMPProPetro3.5443 of 5 stars$5.69-2.1%$10.50+84.5%-40.7%$603.72M$1.40B-4.252,000Positive NewsVTLEVital Energy2.8583 of 5 stars$15.49-5.6%$30.36+96.0%-69.6%$600.52M$1.98B-3.26290Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPDSPrecision Drilling3.3571 of 5 stars$42.42-2.1%$112.00+164.0%-41.3%$573.65M$1.87B7.883,350Positive NewsCLBCore Laboratories3.0685 of 5 stars$11.61-2.0%$15.00+29.2%-37.5%$544.31M$517.80M17.593,600Analyst RevisionNOANorth American Construction Group2.4042 of 5 stars$17.17-0.6%N/A-15.3%$528.41M$1.21B11.92200Dividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeBORRBorr Drilling3.8753 of 5 stars$1.71-3.9%$9.00+426.3%-72.1%$409.22M$1.01B5.34520Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Diversified Energy Alternatives TXO Partners Alternatives National Energy Services Reunited Alternatives Riley Exploration Permian Alternatives ProPetro Alternatives Vital Energy Alternatives Precision Drilling Alternatives Core Laboratories Alternatives North American Construction Group Alternatives Borr Drilling 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:PROP) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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