Prairie Operating (PROP) Competitors

VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) and Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to EGY or PROP?

In the previous week, VAALCO Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Prairie Operating. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for VAALCO Energy and 1 mentions for Prairie Operating. VAALCO Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Prairie Operating's score of 0.65 indicating that Prairie Operating is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VAALCO Energy	Positive
Prairie Operating	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EGY or PROP?

VAALCO Energy received 256 more outperform votes than Prairie Operating when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VAALCO Energy	Outperform Votes 256 60.24%	Underperform Votes 169 39.76%
Prairie Operating	N/A	N/A

Is EGY or PROP more profitable?

VAALCO Energy has a net margin of 13.60% compared to VAALCO Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Prairie Operating's return on equity of 14.04% beat VAALCO Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VAALCO Energy	13.60%	14.04%	7.89%
Prairie Operating	N/A	-1,088.01%	-159.22%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EGY or PROP?

VAALCO Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Prairie Operating.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VAALCO Energy	$474.82M	1.39	$60.35M	$0.60	10.63
Prairie Operating	$1.55M	99.17	-$79.08M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, EGY or PROP?

VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend EGY or PROP?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VAALCO Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Prairie Operating	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EGY or PROP?

50.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.0% of Prairie Operating shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

VAALCO Energy beats Prairie Operating on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.