Prairie Operating (PROP) Competitors

Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR) and Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GFR or PROP?

Greenfire Resources received 1 more outperform votes than Prairie Operating when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Greenfire Resources an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Prairie Operating an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greenfire Resources	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Prairie Operating	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Does the media refer more to GFR or PROP?

In the previous week, Prairie Operating had 7 more articles in the media than Greenfire Resources. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Prairie Operating and 1 mentions for Greenfire Resources. Greenfire Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Prairie Operating's score of 0.64 indicating that Greenfire Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greenfire Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Prairie Operating	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GFR or PROP?

88.9% of Greenfire Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Greenfire Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.0% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GFR or PROP?

Prairie Operating has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Greenfire Resources. Prairie Operating is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greenfire Resources, 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
Greenfire Resources	$483.15M	0.99	-$100.50M	$0.35	19.76
Prairie Operating	$1.55M	111.05	-$79.08M	-$3.00	-2.50

Do analysts recommend GFR or PROP?

Greenfire Resources presently has a consensus target price of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 51.84%. Given Greenfire Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Greenfire Resources is more favorable than Prairie Operating.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenfire Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Prairie Operating	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is GFR or PROP more profitable?

Greenfire Resources has a net margin of 5.02% compared to Prairie Operating's net margin of 0.00%. Greenfire Resources' return on equity of 5.40% beat Prairie Operating's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenfire Resources	5.02%	5.40%	3.13%
Prairie Operating	N/A	-110.71%	-78.09%

Which has more risk & volatility, GFR or PROP?

Greenfire Resources has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Greenfire Resources beats Prairie Operating on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.