Critical Contrast: Prairie Operating (PROP) & Its Peers

Insider and Institutional Ownership

34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are owned by institutional investors. 42.0% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Prairie Operating and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prairie Operating	$1.55 million	-$79.08 million	-2.71
Prairie Operating Competitors	$10.73 billion	$1.07 billion	-598.06

Prairie Operating’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Prairie Operating. Prairie Operating is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Prairie Operating and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prairie Operating	N/A	-110.71%	-78.09%
Prairie Operating Competitors	-3.07%	2.73%	6.57%

Risk & Volatility

Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prairie Operating’s competitors have a beta of -13.62, indicating that their average stock price is 1,462% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Prairie Operating competitors beat Prairie Operating on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Prairie Operating

Prairie Operating Co., an independent energy company, engages in the development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company holds assets in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado; and the Niobrara and Codell formations. Prairie Operating Co. is based in Houston Texas.