ProFrac (ACDC) Competitors

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) and ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Does the media favor MGY or ACDC?

In the previous week, Magnolia Oil & Gas had 20 more articles in the media than ProFrac. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas and 3 mentions for ProFrac. ProFrac's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Magnolia Oil & Gas' score of 0.44 indicating that ProFrac is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Magnolia Oil & Gas	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ProFrac	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MGY or ACDC more profitable?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 28.88% compared to ProFrac's net margin of -9.51%. Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity of 20.78% beat ProFrac's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magnolia Oil & Gas	28.88%	20.78%	14.19%
ProFrac	-9.51%	-3.54%	-1.41%

Which has more risk and volatility, MGY or ACDC?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 2, meaning that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ProFrac has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MGY or ACDC?

Magnolia Oil & Gas received 267 more outperform votes than ProFrac when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.18% of users gave Magnolia Oil & Gas an outperform vote while only 30.77% of users gave ProFrac an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Magnolia Oil & Gas	Outperform Votes 275 60.18%	Underperform Votes 182 39.82%
ProFrac	Outperform Votes 8 30.77%	Underperform Votes 18 69.23%

Which has better earnings and valuation, MGY or ACDC?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ProFrac. ProFrac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnolia Oil & Gas, 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
Magnolia Oil & Gas	$1.23B	4.25	$388.30M	$2.02	13.14
ProFrac	$2.23B	0.64	-$97.70M	-$1.41	-6.32

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MGY or ACDC?

94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of ProFrac shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of ProFrac shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend MGY or ACDC?

Magnolia Oil & Gas currently has a consensus target price of $27.58, indicating a potential upside of 3.95%. ProFrac has a consensus target price of $7.20, indicating a potential downside of 19.19%. Given Magnolia Oil & Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Magnolia Oil & Gas is more favorable than ProFrac.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnolia Oil & Gas	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
ProFrac	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Summary

Magnolia Oil & Gas beats ProFrac on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.