ProPetro (PUMP) Competitors

ProPetro (NYSE:PUMP) and Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer PUMP or CRGY?

In the previous week, Crescent Energy had 5 more articles in the media than ProPetro. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Crescent Energy and 1 mentions for ProPetro. Crescent Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat ProPetro's score of 0.00 indicating that Crescent Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ProPetro	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Crescent Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PUMP or CRGY?

ProPetro received 116 more outperform votes than Crescent Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave Crescent Energy an outperform vote while only 59.62% of users gave ProPetro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ProPetro	Outperform Votes 155 59.62%	Underperform Votes 105 40.38%
Crescent Energy	Outperform Votes 39 60.00%	Underperform Votes 26 40.00%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PUMP or CRGY?

84.7% of ProPetro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of ProPetro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PUMP or CRGY more profitable?

Crescent Energy has a net margin of 2.17% compared to ProPetro's net margin of -9.55%. Crescent Energy's return on equity of 12.53% beat ProPetro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ProPetro	-9.55%	3.20%	2.09%
Crescent Energy	2.17%	12.53%	3.61%

Do analysts rate PUMP or CRGY?

ProPetro presently has a consensus target price of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 56.50%. Crescent Energy has a consensus target price of $16.09, indicating a potential upside of 69.02%. Given Crescent Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than ProPetro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ProPetro	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Crescent Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has better valuation & earnings, PUMP or CRGY?

ProPetro has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ProPetro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ProPetro	$1.40B	0.46	$85.63M	-$1.43	-4.36
Crescent Energy	$3.22B	0.75	$67.61M	-$0.45	-21.16

Which has more risk and volatility, PUMP or CRGY?

ProPetro has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Energy has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crescent Energy beats ProPetro on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.