KLX Energy Services (KLXE) Competitors

Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) and KLX Energy Services (NASDAQ:KLXE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PROP or KLXE?

KLX Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Prairie Operating. Prairie Operating is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KLX Energy Services, 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
Prairie Operating	$7.94M	12.38	-$79.08M	-$3.00	-1.22
KLX Energy Services	$709.30M	0.05	$19.20M	-$3.28	-0.63

Does the media prefer PROP or KLXE?

In the previous week, KLX Energy Services had 3 more articles in the media than Prairie Operating. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for KLX Energy Services and 2 mentions for Prairie Operating. Prairie Operating's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat KLX Energy Services' score of -0.34 indicating that Prairie Operating is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Prairie Operating	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KLX Energy Services	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, PROP or KLXE?

Prairie Operating has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KLX Energy Services has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PROP or KLXE more profitable?

Prairie Operating has a net margin of 0.00% compared to KLX Energy Services' net margin of -6.45%. Prairie Operating's return on equity of -110.71% beat KLX Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prairie Operating	N/A	-110.71%	-78.09%
KLX Energy Services	-6.45%	-244.12%	-8.24%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PROP or KLXE?

34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of KLX Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 42.0% of Prairie Operating shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of KLX Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer PROP or KLXE?

KLX Energy Services has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 117.39%. Given KLX Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KLX Energy Services is more favorable than Prairie Operating.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prairie Operating	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
KLX Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PROP or KLXE?

KLX Energy Services received 74 more outperform votes than Prairie Operating when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.73% of users gave KLX Energy Services an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Prairie Operating an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Prairie Operating	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%
KLX Energy Services	Outperform Votes 74 58.73%	Underperform Votes 52 41.27%

Summary

KLX Energy Services beats Prairie Operating on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.