PrimeEnergy (PNRG) Competitors $163.05 -20.63 (-11.23%) Closing price 08/14/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$162.40 -0.66 (-0.40%) As of 08/14/2025 05:29 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PNRG vs. ACDC, VTS, PDS, DEC, VTLE, GRNT, TXO, NESR, REPX, and PUMPShould you be buying PrimeEnergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PrimeEnergy include ProFrac (ACDC), Vitesse Energy (VTS), Precision Drilling (PDS), Diversified Energy (DEC), Vital Energy (VTLE), Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT), TXO Partners (TXO), National Energy Services Reunited (NESR), Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), and ProPetro (PUMP). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. PrimeEnergy vs. Its Competitors ProFrac Vitesse Energy Precision Drilling Diversified Energy Vital Energy Granite Ridge Resources TXO Partners National Energy Services Reunited Riley Exploration Permian ProPetro ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC) and PrimeEnergy (NASDAQ:PNRG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACDC or PNRG? 12.8% of ProFrac shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of ProFrac shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.8% of PrimeEnergy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ACDC or PNRG more profitable? PrimeEnergy has a net margin of 21.73% compared to ProFrac's net margin of -12.89%. PrimeEnergy's return on equity of 26.67% beat ProFrac's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ProFrac-12.89% -22.78% -8.09% PrimeEnergy 21.73%26.67%15.84% Which has better valuation and earnings, ACDC or PNRG? PrimeEnergy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ProFrac. ProFrac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PrimeEnergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProFrac$2.19B0.26-$215.10M-$1.74-2.02PrimeEnergy$237.80M1.14$55.40M$21.317.65 Which has more risk & volatility, ACDC or PNRG? ProFrac has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PrimeEnergy has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ACDC or PNRG? In the previous week, ProFrac had 11 more articles in the media than PrimeEnergy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for ProFrac and 3 mentions for PrimeEnergy. PrimeEnergy's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat ProFrac's score of -0.04 indicating that PrimeEnergy 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) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral PrimeEnergy 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer ACDC or PNRG? ProFrac currently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 85.19%. Given ProFrac's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ProFrac is more favorable than PrimeEnergy.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) 1.40PrimeEnergy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryPrimeEnergy beats ProFrac on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PrimeEnergy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PNRG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PNRG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 PNRG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrimeEnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$305M$7.69B$7.77B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A5.28%10.96%4.07%P/E Ratio7.657.3875.1725.74Price / Sales1.149.9924,134.76115.79Price / Cash2.3814.5035.9059.48Price / Book1.381.574.126.15Net Income$55.40M$568.61M$4.25B$265.06M7 Day Performance-6.76%0.99%0.28%2.60%1 Month Performance2.32%-0.98%0.92%2.83%1 Year Performance26.94%-11.21%8.54%25.58% PrimeEnergy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNRGPrimeEnergy1.0664 of 5 stars$163.05-11.2%N/A+36.5%$305M$237.80M7.65110News CoveragePositive NewsACDCProFrac1.7123 of 5 stars$6.58+1.1%$6.50-1.2%-43.2%$1.04B$2.21B-4.423,077News CoverageGap UpVTSVitesse Energy2.6154 of 5 stars$23.38+1.0%$26.50+13.3%+5.1%$893.53M$246.98M29.6036Positive NewsPDSPrecision Drilling4.184 of 5 stars$53.41-1.4%$86.00+61.0%-20.4%$719.99M$1.39B11.245,504Analyst ForecastDECDiversified Energy3.2075 of 5 stars$14.45+1.1%$20.75+43.6%+10.2%$689.60M$794.84M0.001,589Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑VTLEVital Energy2.0845 of 5 stars$16.61-1.8%$28.30+70.4%-58.4%$655.57M$1.98B-4.91290Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGRNTGranite Ridge Resources4.5104 of 5 stars$4.80-1.7%$7.50+56.4%-17.9%$639.94M$413.97M53.281Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionTXOTXO Partners4.5791 of 5 stars$14.90-0.5%$22.00+47.7%-28.0%$619.27M$282.81M35.47170Analyst ForecastNESRNational Energy Services Reunited4.0864 of 5 stars$6.37-0.5%$14.20+122.9%-21.3%$617.30M$1.30B7.866,554REPXRiley Exploration Permian4.0794 of 5 stars$25.47+0.3%$47.00+84.5%+1.3%$560.93M$412.89M4.5250Insider TradePUMPProPetro3.5773 of 5 stars$4.91-3.2%$9.00+83.3%-41.5%$527.11M$1.44B-3.341,900Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACDC Alternatives VTS Alternatives PDS Alternatives DEC Alternatives VTLE Alternatives GRNT Alternatives TXO Alternatives NESR Alternatives REPX Alternatives PUMP 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:PNRG) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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