Pengrowth Energy (OTCMKTS:PGHEF) vs. Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) Critical Contrast

Profitability

This table compares Pengrowth Energy and Prairie Operating’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pengrowth Energy	-147.21%	-193.94%	-25.06%
Prairie Operating	N/A	-110.71%	-78.09%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pengrowth Energy and Prairie Operating”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pengrowth Energy	$408.45 million	0.06	-$431.50 million	N/A	N/A
Prairie Operating	$1.55 million	66.53	-$79.08 million	($3.00)	-2.74

Prairie Operating has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pengrowth Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.5% of Pengrowth Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.0% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Pengrowth Energy has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Prairie Operating beats Pengrowth Energy on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pengrowth Energy

Pengrowth Energy Corporation, a resource company, explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas assets in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia provinces in Canada. The company explores for crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, shale gas, and natural gas liquids. Its principal producing properties are the Lindbergh thermal property covering an area of 20,800 net acres located in Alberta; and Groundbirch property totaling an area of 12,536 net acres located to the south west of Fort St. John, British Columbia. As of December 31, 2018, the company had 269 net producing oil and natural gas wells; and 586 net non-producing wells, as well as total proved plus probable reserves of 446.6 millions of barrels of oil equivalent. Pengrowth Energy Corporation was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

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.