The stock price of Prairie Operating Co (NASDAQ: PROP) has jumped by 8.06% compared to previous close of $3.04. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.46% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-07-02 that PROP’s grid-powered rigs, zero-flaring goals, and methane-cutting technology show how clean drilling can fuel growth.
Is It Worth Investing in Prairie Operating Co (NASDAQ: PROP) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for PROP is 2.00. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PROP is 20.09M and currently, short sellers hold a 13.13% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PROP on July 02, 2025 was 800.47K shares.
PROP’s Market Performance
PROP’s stock has seen a 0.46% increase for the week, with a -13.09% drop in the past month and a -33.70% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.60%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.76% for Prairie Operating Co. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -10.52% for PROP’s stock, with a -50.99% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PROP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PROP stocks, with Roth Capital repeating the rating for PROP by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for PROP in the upcoming period, according to Roth Capital is $8 based on the research report published on June 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PROP reach a price target of $8. The rating they have provided for PROP stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 02nd, 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to PROP, setting the target price at $11 in the report published on April 30th of the current year.
PROP Trading at -15.68% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PROP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -73.29% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PROP starting from Frommer Richard N., who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $3.99 back on Jun 13 ’25. After this action, Frommer Richard N. now owns 24,012 shares of Prairie Operating Co, valued at $19,950 using the latest closing price.
Freeman Bryan, the EVP of Operations of Prairie Operating Co, purchase 5,000 shares at $3.99 during a trade that took place back on Jun 09 ’25, which means that Freeman Bryan is holding 127,861 shares at $19,950 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PROP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -3.34 for the present operating margin
- 0.55 for the gross margin
The net margin for Prairie Operating Co stands at -5.15. The total capital return value is set at -0.28. Equity return is now at value -96.20, with -8.39 for asset returns.
Based on Prairie Operating Co (PROP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.88. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -23.22.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -38.29 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 22.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.62for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.57.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Prairie Operating Co (PROP) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
