PROP vs. EPSN, PHX, MVO, VOC, BATL, PED, PNRG, PVL, PRT, and INDO
Should you be buying Prairie Operating stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Prairie Operating include Epsilon Energy (EPSN), PHX Minerals (PHX), MV Oil Trust (MVO), VOC Energy Trust (VOC), Battalion Oil (BATL), PEDEVCO (PED), PrimeEnergy Resources (PNRG), Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL), PermRock Royalty Trust (PRT), and Indonesia Energy (INDO). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) and Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.
60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.9% of Prairie Operating shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Epsilon Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Prairie Operating. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Epsilon Energy and 2 mentions for Prairie Operating. Prairie Operating's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Epsilon Energy's score of -0.20 indicating that Epsilon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Epsilon Energy has a net margin of 22.60% compared to Epsilon Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Prairie Operating's return on equity of 6.81% beat Epsilon Energy's return on equity.
Epsilon Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Prairie Operating.
Epsilon Energy received 16 more outperform votes than Prairie Operating when rated by MarketBeat users.
Summary
Epsilon Energy beats Prairie Operating on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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