Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Estimate for PROP Earnings

Prairie Operating Co. (NASDAQ:PROP) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Prairie Operating in a report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.88 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.83. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating and a $8.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Prairie Operating’s current full-year earnings is ($2.13) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Prairie Operating’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS.

Prairie Operating (NASDAQ:PROP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by ($1.10). The company had revenue of $68.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $125.50 million.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. KeyCorp assumed coverage on shares of Prairie Operating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. They issued a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Prairie Operating from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Johnson Rice initiated coverage on Prairie Operating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. They set an “accumulate” rating and a $9.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded Prairie Operating from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on Prairie Operating in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $8.00 target price on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $8.50.

Prairie Operating Stock Performance

Shares of Prairie Operating stock opened at $2.75 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $138.27 million, a PE ratio of -0.92 and a beta of 2.01. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $3.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.84. Prairie Operating has a one year low of $2.40 and a one year high of $12.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.13, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 0.60.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Edward Kovalik purchased 7,140 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was bought at an average price of $3.51 per share, with a total value of $25,061.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,332,355 shares in the company, valued at $4,676,566.05. The trade was a 0.54% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, President Gary C. Hanna purchased 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $3.83 per share, for a total transaction of $95,750.00. Following the purchase, the president owned 1,350,226 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,171,365.58. The trade was a 1.89% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders acquired 57,340 shares of company stock valued at $217,567. Corporate insiders own 15.44% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PROP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Prairie Operating by 121.8% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 15,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 8,485 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Prairie Operating by 105.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 250,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,734,000 after acquiring an additional 128,648 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in Prairie Operating by 128.0% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 2,457 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in Prairie Operating during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Prairie Operating by 92.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 62,884 shares of the company’s stock valued at $435,000 after acquiring an additional 30,242 shares during the period. 34.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.