ProPetro (PUMP) Competitors $6.31 -0.05 (-0.79%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.32 +0.01 (+0.08%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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 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 ProPetro (NYSE:PUMP) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PUMP or PTEN? 84.7% of ProPetro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of ProPetro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, PUMP or PTEN? ProPetro has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PUMP or PTEN? ProPetro currently has a consensus price target of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 54.52%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 50.55%. Given ProPetro's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe ProPetro is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.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) 2.40Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Does the media refer more to PUMP or PTEN? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 7 more articles in the media than ProPetro. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 10 mentions for ProPetro. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat ProPetro's score of -0.33 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ProPetro 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Patterson-UTI Energy 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is PUMP or PTEN 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 ProPetro-10.60% 2.16% 1.42% Patterson-UTI Energy -19.78%-0.70%-0.43% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PUMP or PTEN? ProPetro has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioProPetro$1.44B0.45-$137.86M-$1.43-4.41Patterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.45-$968.03M-$2.60-2.43 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$655.67M$5.26B$7.64B$20.73BDividend YieldN/A2.94%10.91%3.72%P/E Ratio-4.4110.6561.5428.06Price / Sales0.454.0621,883.7838.45Price / Cash2.457.5235.0418.22Price / Book0.801.763.394.61Net Income-$137.86M$397.37M$4.21B$983.39M7 Day Performance5.78%1.86%1.85%2.79%1 Month Performance5.70%5.53%4.39%4.37%1 Year Performance-23.79%1.90%103.20%15.08% ProPetro Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PUMPProPetro2.62 of 5 stars$6.31-0.8%$9.75+54.5%-23.8%$655.67M$1.44B-4.411,900News CoverageAnalyst RevisionPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.3282 of 5 stars$5.93+0.3%$9.50+60.2%-36.3%$2.28B$5.38B-2.289,200News CoverageAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8489 of 5 stars$20.37-1.0%$33.58+64.8%-35.1%$17.68B$22.94B8.5245,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHPHelmerich & Payne4.7084 of 5 stars$15.20-1.3%$26.55+74.6%-53.5%$1.53B$2.76B6.946,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLBRTLiberty Energy4.6688 of 5 stars$11.51-0.9%$17.23+49.7%-39.8%$1.88B$4.32B7.625,700Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionMURMurphy Oil4.872 of 5 stars$22.53-1.7%$29.08+29.1%-40.3%$3.27B$3.03B8.67690News CoverageAnalyst RevisionNBRNabors Industries2.9048 of 5 stars$28.16+0.9%$42.86+52.2%-54.0%$438.17M$2.97B-1.8012,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOIIOceaneering International3.5561 of 5 stars$20.73-0.6%$28.00+35.1%-10.7%$2.10B$2.66B11.6510,400OVVOvintiv4.8904 of 5 stars$38.12-0.8%$54.69+43.5%-14.0%$9.98B$9.15B16.221,623News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeRESRPC3.085 of 5 stars$4.73-0.4%$5.75+21.6%-13.2%$1.05B$1.42B13.142,597WHDCactus4.0014 of 5 stars$43.76-1.3%$52.33+19.6%-11.5%$3.54B$1.13B15.571,600News Coverage 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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis 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 | SponsoredA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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