ProPetro (PUMP) Competitors $6.70 +0.53 (+8.59%) As of 02:11 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PUMP vs. PTEN, HAL, HP, LBRT, MUR, NBR, OII, OVV, RES, and WHDShould you be buying ProPetro stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ProPetro include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Helmerich & Payne (HP), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), Oceaneering International (OII), Ovintiv (OVV), RPC (RES), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. ProPetro vs. Its Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Helmerich & Payne Liberty Energy Murphy Oil Nabors Industries Oceaneering International Ovintiv RPC Cactus Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and ProPetro (NYSE:PUMP) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Do analysts rate PTEN or PUMP? Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.64%. ProPetro has a consensus target price of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 45.52%. Given ProPetro's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ProPetro is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58ProPetro 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PTEN or PUMP? ProPetro has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. ProPetro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Patterson-UTI Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPatterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.48-$968.03M-$2.60-2.56ProPetro$1.44B0.48-$137.86M-$1.43-4.69 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PTEN or PUMP? 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of ProPetro shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of ProPetro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PTEN or PUMP more profitable? ProPetro has a net margin of -10.60% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -19.78%. ProPetro's return on equity of 2.16% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Patterson-UTI Energy-19.78% -0.70% -0.43% ProPetro -10.60%2.16%1.42% Which has more volatility & risk, PTEN or PUMP? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ProPetro has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PTEN or PUMP? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 9 more articles in the media than ProPetro. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 10 mentions for ProPetro. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat ProPetro's score of -0.33 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ProPetro 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryPatterson-UTI Energy beats ProPetro on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ProPetro News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PUMP 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 PUMP 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 NYSE 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 PUMP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProPetroOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$696.20M$5.37B$7.62B$20.46BDividend YieldN/A2.94%10.89%3.72%P/E Ratio-4.6910.7063.7627.82Price / Sales0.484.2921,839.8048.92Price / Cash2.457.5235.0918.22Price / Book0.841.783.624.58Net Income-$137.86M$397.37M$4.21B$982.91M7 Day Performance7.98%3.04%1.74%1.34%1 Month Performance12.23%8.14%6.84%4.92%1 Year Performance-17.39%2.68%101.82%14.14% ProPetro Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PUMPProPetro2.6237 of 5 stars$6.70+8.6%$9.75+45.5%-25.7%$696.20M$1.44B-4.691,900PTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.3084 of 5 stars$5.93+0.3%$9.50+60.2%-37.7%$2.28B$5.38B-2.289,200News CoveragePositive NewsHALHalliburton4.8441 of 5 stars$20.37-1.0%$33.58+64.8%-36.7%$17.68B$22.94B8.5245,000HPHelmerich & Payne4.6946 of 5 stars$15.20-1.3%$26.55+74.6%-54.4%$1.53B$2.76B6.946,200LBRTLiberty Energy4.8148 of 5 stars$11.51-0.9%$17.23+49.7%-41.5%$1.88B$4.32B7.625,700MURMurphy Oil4.8687 of 5 stars$22.53-1.7%$29.08+29.1%-40.5%$3.27B$3.03B8.67690News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastNBRNabors Industries2.9202 of 5 stars$28.16+0.9%$42.86+52.2%-53.1%$438.17M$2.97B-1.8012,400OIIOceaneering International3.8856 of 5 stars$20.73-0.6%$28.00+35.1%-12.4%$2.10B$2.66B11.6510,400OVVOvintiv4.8886 of 5 stars$38.12-0.8%$54.69+43.5%-15.5%$9.98B$9.15B16.221,623Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRESRPC2.1958 of 5 stars$4.73-0.4%$5.75+21.6%-13.9%$1.05B$1.42B13.142,597News CoverageWHDCactus3.9779 of 5 stars$43.76-1.3%$52.33+19.6%-14.2%$3.54B$1.13B15.571,600News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Alternatives Halliburton Alternatives Helmerich & Payne Alternatives Liberty Energy Alternatives Murphy Oil Alternatives Nabors Industries Alternatives Oceaneering International Alternatives Ovintiv Alternatives RPC Alternatives Cactus 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 (NYSE:PUMP) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredF1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine MotorThe future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. 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