PrimeEnergy Resources (PNRG) Competitors

Montage Resources (NYSE:MR) and PrimeEnergy Resources (NASDAQ:PNRG) 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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MR or PNRG?

Montage Resources has higher revenue and earnings than PrimeEnergy Resources. Montage Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PrimeEnergy Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Montage Resources	$634.44M	0.30	$31.76M	$2.29	2.34
PrimeEnergy Resources	$123.12M	1.65	$28.10M	$14.64	7.79

Do analysts recommend MR or PNRG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montage Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
PrimeEnergy Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MR or PNRG?

Montage Resources received 63 more outperform votes than PrimeEnergy Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.32% of users gave PrimeEnergy Resources an outperform vote while only 61.35% of users gave Montage Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Montage Resources	Outperform Votes 200 61.35%	Underperform Votes 126 38.65%
PrimeEnergy Resources	Outperform Votes 137 64.32%	Underperform Votes 76 35.68%

Which has more volatility & risk, MR or PNRG?

Montage Resources has a beta of 3.91, indicating that its share price is 291% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PrimeEnergy Resources has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MR or PNRG?

In the previous week, PrimeEnergy Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Montage Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for PrimeEnergy Resources and 1 mentions for Montage Resources. Montage Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat PrimeEnergy Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that PrimeEnergy Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Montage Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PrimeEnergy Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MR or PNRG more profitable?

PrimeEnergy Resources has a net margin of 26.50% compared to PrimeEnergy Resources' net margin of -8.49%. Montage Resources' return on equity of 24.03% beat PrimeEnergy Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montage Resources	-8.49%	2.74%	1.39%
PrimeEnergy Resources	26.50%	24.03%	13.59%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MR or PNRG?

71.0% of Montage Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Montage Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.1% of PrimeEnergy Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

PrimeEnergy Resources beats Montage Resources on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.