PNRG vs. VTLE, ACDC, PUMP, PARR, BORR, GRNT, PDS, CLB, NESR, and DEC
Should you be buying PrimeEnergy Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PrimeEnergy Resources include Vital Energy (VTLE), ProFrac (ACDC), ProPetro (PUMP), Par Pacific (PARR), Borr Drilling (BORR), Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT), Precision Drilling (PDS), Core Laboratories (CLB), National Energy Services Reunited (NESR), and Diversified Energy (DEC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
PrimeEnergy Resources vs.
Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) and PrimeEnergy Resources (NASDAQ:PNRG) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.
In the previous week, Vital Energy had 8 more articles in the media than PrimeEnergy Resources. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Vital Energy and 12 mentions for PrimeEnergy Resources. Vital Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat PrimeEnergy Resources' score of 0.51 indicating that Vital Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vital Energy presently has a consensus price target of $46.36, indicating a potential upside of 28.86%. Given Vital Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vital Energy is more favorable than PrimeEnergy Resources.
PrimeEnergy Resources received 114 more outperform votes than Vital Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.32% of users gave PrimeEnergy Resources an outperform vote while only 31.51% of users gave Vital Energy an outperform vote.
Vital Energy has higher revenue and earnings than PrimeEnergy Resources. Vital Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PrimeEnergy Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
PrimeEnergy Resources has a net margin of 27.73% compared to Vital Energy's net margin of 25.09%. PrimeEnergy Resources' return on equity of 32.76% beat Vital Energy's return on equity.
Vital Energy has a beta of 3.16, suggesting that its share price is 216% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PrimeEnergy Resources has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
86.5% of Vital Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Vital Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.1% of PrimeEnergy Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Vital Energy and PrimeEnergy Resources tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PNRG) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
