ProFrac (ACDC) Competitors $4.00 -0.23 (-5.44%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.05 +0.05 (+1.28%) As of 08/29/2025 07:22 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 ACDC vs. PTEN, HAL, LBRT, PUMP, RES, CRGY, NOG, SDRL, BKV, and TALOShould you be buying ProFrac stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ProFrac include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Liberty Energy (LBRT), ProPetro (PUMP), RPC (RES), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Seadrill (SDRL), BKV (BKV), and Talos Energy (TALO). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. ProFrac vs. Its Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Liberty Energy ProPetro RPC Crescent Energy Northern Oil and Gas Seadrill BKV Talos Energy ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ACDC or PTEN? 12.8% of ProFrac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of ProFrac shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate ACDC or PTEN? ProFrac currently has a consensus target price of $6.10, suggesting a potential upside of 52.50%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus target price of $8.27, suggesting a potential upside of 42.39%. Given ProFrac's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ProFrac is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ProFrac 3 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.40Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Is ACDC or PTEN more profitable? ProFrac has a net margin of -12.89% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity of -1.94% beat ProFrac's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ProFrac-12.89% -22.78% -8.09% Patterson-UTI Energy -21.49%-1.94%-1.16% Does the media refer more to ACDC or PTEN? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 3 more articles in the media than ProFrac. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 4 mentions for ProFrac. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat ProFrac's score of 1.09 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 ProFrac 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Patterson-UTI Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility and risk, ACDC or PTEN? ProFrac has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ACDC or PTEN? ProFrac has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Patterson-UTI Energy. ProFrac 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 RatioProFrac$2.19B0.29-$215.10M-$1.74-2.30Patterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.42-$968.03M-$2.76-2.11 SummaryPatterson-UTI Energy beats ProFrac on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ProFrac News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACDC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 ACDC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProFracOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$641.12M$5.75B$7.78B$9.74BDividend YieldN/A2.90%10.75%4.48%P/E Ratio-2.3018.2366.9526.59Price / Sales0.295.39543.85159.17Price / Cash1.717.7035.4128.92Price / Book0.601.814.026.08Net Income-$215.10M$411.58M$4.28B$265.93M7 Day Performance-2.68%1.59%1.64%0.36%1 Month Performance-38.56%4.12%4.42%5.58%1 Year Performance-41.61%3.00%11.02%19.67% ProFrac Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACDCProFrac1.9023 of 5 stars$4.00-5.4%$6.10+52.5%-41.6%$641.12M$2.19B-2.303,077Positive NewsPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.155 of 5 stars$5.76-0.9%$8.27+43.6%-36.9%$2.24B$5.38B-2.099,200News CoveragePositive NewsHALHalliburton4.9339 of 5 stars$22.35+0.4%$32.05+43.4%-26.8%$18.99B$22.23B10.4448,000LBRTLiberty Energy4.5194 of 5 stars$11.26-1.2%$15.05+33.7%-45.4%$1.85B$4.32B8.665,700Positive NewsPUMPProPetro3.5378 of 5 stars$4.96+0.7%$8.80+77.6%-35.7%$511.52M$1.44B-3.371,900Positive NewsRESRPC2.6682 of 5 stars$4.74-0.5%$4.69-1.0%-25.6%$1.05B$1.42B18.212,597News CoveragePositive NewsCRGYCrescent Energy4.3057 of 5 stars$9.53-4.1%$15.70+64.7%-20.2%$2.53B$2.93B-52.94700Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNOGNorthern Oil and Gas3.995 of 5 stars$25.56+1.8%$36.89+44.3%-34.2%$2.45B$2.23B4.2230News CoverageAnalyst RevisionSDRLSeadrill3.5817 of 5 stars$31.43+0.2%$48.00+52.7%-26.0%$1.95B$1.39B28.063,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBKVBKV0.8718 of 5 stars$22.49-1.4%$28.25+25.6%N/A$1.93B$580.98M-112.44356TALOTalos Energy3.2407 of 5 stars$9.70+3.4%$14.25+46.9%-13.9%$1.64B$1.97B-10.00440Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Alternatives Halliburton Alternatives Liberty Energy Alternatives ProPetro Alternatives RPC Alternatives Crescent Energy Alternatives Northern Oil and Gas Alternatives Seadrill Alternatives BKV Alternatives Talos Energy 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 (NASDAQ:ACDC) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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