Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) & Sundance Energy Australia (OTCMKTS:SDCJF) Head-To-Head Comparison

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

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. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Prairie Operating and Sundance Energy Australia’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prairie Operating	$1.55 million	88.16	-$79.08 million	N/A	N/A
Sundance Energy Australia	$164.93 million	0.06	-$28.14 million	N/A	N/A

Sundance Energy Australia has higher revenue and earnings than Prairie Operating.

Volatility and Risk

Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sundance Energy Australia has a beta of 3.96, indicating that its share price is 296% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Prairie Operating and Sundance Energy Australia, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prairie Operating	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sundance Energy Australia	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Prairie Operating and Sundance Energy Australia’s 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%
Sundance Energy Australia	24.02%	13.45%	6.16%

Summary

Sundance Energy Australia beats Prairie Operating on 6 of the 9 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 Sundance Energy Australia

Sundance Energy Australia Limited operates as an onshore oil and gas company in the United States. The company explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas. Its exploration and development activities are focused on the Eagle Ford project in the South-Texas-Gulf Coast Basin. Sundance Energy Australia Limited was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Wayville, Australia.