Prairie Operating (PROP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Prairie Operating Co. is a Houston-based publicly traded independent energy company engaged in the development and acquisition of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid resources in the United States. The Company’s assets and operations are concentrated in the oil and liquids-rich regions of the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin, with a primary focus on the Niobrara and Codell formations. The Company is committed to the responsible development of its oil natural gas, and natural gas liquid resources and is focused on maximizing returns through consistent growth, capital discipline, and sustainable cash flow generation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.84 to $0.90
• 50-Day Range: $0.86 to $2.50
• 52-Week Range: $0.77 to $4.33
• Volume: 875,694 shs
• Average Volume: 3.64 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $67.61 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $5.38
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Prairie Operating Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Prairie Operating scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 156th out of 249 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Prairie Operating has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Prairie Operating has a consensus price target of $5.38, representing about 522.8% upside from its current price of $0.86.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Prairie Operating has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 33.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Prairie Operating are expected to grow by 33.33% in the coming year, from $0.78 to $1.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Prairie Operating is -0.41, 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 -0.41, 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 0.41. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

21.43% 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 4.22.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Prairie Operating has recently increased by 37.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.53

News Sentiment

Prairie Operating has a news sentiment score of -0.53. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Prairie Operating this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 13 people have searched for PROP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -7% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Prairie Operating to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Prairie Operating insiders have not sold or bought any 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

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2025
• Today: 5/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: $5.38
• High Price Target: $8.00
• Low Price Target: $2.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +499.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.10)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 1.15
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $32.05 million
• Net Margins: -37.79%
• Pretax Margin: -43.15%
• Return on Equity: 89.35%
• Return on Assets: 7.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 909.21
• Current Ratio: 0.24
• Quick Ratio: 0.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $241.65 million
• Price / Sales: 0.28
• Cash Flow: $1.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.49
• Book Value: $2.08 per share
• Price / Book: 0.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 76,570,000
• Free Float: 64,751,000
• Market Cap: $68.61 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.33