Reviewing Altex Industries (OTCMKTS:ALTX) and Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP)

Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) and Altex Industries (OTCMKTS:ALTX) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Prairie Operating and Altex Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prairie Operating	N/A	-1,088.01%	-159.22%
Altex Industries	-333.33%	-7.10%	-3.45%

Volatility & Risk

Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altex Industries has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are held by institutional investors. 42.0% of Prairie Operating shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.8% of Altex Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Prairie Operating and Altex Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prairie Operating	0	0	0	0	N/A
Altex Industries	0	0	1	0	3.00

Altex Industries has a consensus price target of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23,729.79%. Given Altex Industries’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Altex Industries is more favorable than Prairie Operating.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Prairie Operating and Altex Industries’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prairie Operating	$1.55 million	79.98	-$79.08 million	N/A	N/A
Altex Industries	$30,000.00	88.91	-$130,000.00	N/A	N/A

Altex Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Prairie Operating.

Summary

Altex Industries beats Prairie Operating on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Prairie Operating

Prairie Operating Co., an independent energy company, engages in the development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company holds assets in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado; and the Niobrara and Codell formations. Prairie Operating Co. is based in Houston Texas.

About Altex Industries

Altex Industries, Inc., through its subsidiary, Altex Oil Corporation, owns interests in productive onshore oil and gas properties located in Utah and Wyoming. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Denver, Colorado.