Financial Survey: PrimeEnergy (PNRG) & Its Competitors

PrimeEnergy (NASDAQ:PNRG) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare PrimeEnergy to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PrimeEnergy and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PrimeEnergy	$176.29 million	$26.31 million	18.13
PrimeEnergy Competitors	$14.85 billion	$5.51 billion	-1.07

PrimeEnergy’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than PrimeEnergy. PrimeEnergy is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for PrimeEnergy and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PrimeEnergy	0	2	0	0	2.00
PrimeEnergy Competitors	5992	27027	40901	2431	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 28.07%. Given PrimeEnergy’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PrimeEnergy has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares PrimeEnergy and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PrimeEnergy	13.87%	11.47%	7.67%
PrimeEnergy Competitors	-455.74%	19.71%	6.77%

Volatility and Risk

PrimeEnergy has a beta of -0.28, meaning that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PrimeEnergy’s rivals have a beta of -3.76, meaning that their average stock price is 476% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 65.3% of PrimeEnergy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held 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.

Summary

PrimeEnergy rivals beat PrimeEnergy on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

PrimeEnergy Company Profile

PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: PNRG) is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas properties. Its activities include operating producing wells, developing reserves, and managing oil and gas assets. The company focuses on onshore properties in the United States and has historically pursued opportunities in established domestic producing regions, including the Appalachian and central U.S. areas. Its operations are supported by exploration, drilling, production, and property-management activities.