PHX Minerals (NYSE:PHX – Free Report) and Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP – Free Report) are both small-cap oil/energy companies, but which is the better company? We will compare the two companies based on their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risks, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Analyst ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for PHX Minerals and Prairie Operating, provided by MarketBeat.
| Sales ratings | Keep ratings | Buy reviews | Strong buy recommendations | Evaluation result | |
| PHX Minerals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Prairie operation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
PHX Minerals currently has a consensus price target of $5.20, suggesting a potential upside of 60.00%. Given PHX Minerals’ likely higher upside, equity analysts clearly believe that PHX Minerals is cheaper than Prairie Operating.
Risk and volatility
PHX Minerals has a beta of 0.56, meaning the company’s share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. For comparison, Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.96, meaning the company’s share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and institutional ownership
38.2% of PHX Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. By comparison, 34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of PHX Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. By comparison, 42.0% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large asset managers, hedge funds and foundations believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
profitability
This table compares the net margins, return on equity and return on assets of PHX Minerals and Prairie Operating.
| Net margins | Return on equity | Return on total assets | |
| PHX Minerals | 11.50% | 3.90% | 2.95% |
| Prairie operation | N/A | -1,088.01% | -159.22% |
Yield and valuation
This table compares the gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation of PHX Minerals and Prairie Operating.
| Gross sales | Price/sales ratio | Net income | Earnings per share | Price-earnings ratio | |
| PHX Minerals | 36.36 million US dollars | 3.35 | 13.92 million US dollars | 0.11 USD | 29.55 |
| Prairie operation | 1.55 million US dollars | 73.26 | -79.08 million US dollars | N/A | N/A |
PHX Minerals has higher sales and profits than Prairie Operating.
Summary
PHX Minerals beats Prairie Operating on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PHX Minerals
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PHX Minerals Inc. is a natural gas and oil minerals company in the United States. The company produces and sells natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. Its primary properties are located in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, and Arkansas. The company sells its products to various buyers, including pipeline and marketing companies. The company was formerly known as Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc. and changed its name to PHX Minerals Inc. in October 2020. PHX Minerals Inc. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
About Prairie Operating
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Prairie Operating Co., an independent energy company, is engaged in the development, exploration and production of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company has assets in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado and in the Niobrara and Codell formations. Prairie Operating Co. is based in Houston, Texas.
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