Prairie Operating Co. (PROP)Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | Houston, United States | NasdaqCM
0.73 USD
0.00
(-0.381%) ⇩
(July 15, 2026, 11:25 a.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:50 a.m. EDT
Prairie Operating Co. presents a classic value trap scenario where aggressive analyst upgrades and a 'strong buy' recommendation clash violently with deteriorating reality. The company is trading at a fraction of book value due to massive debt burdens and a history of severe capital destruction, having lost over 98% of its value over the last nine years. While the forward P/E looks attractive mathematically, it is built on a foundation of negative earnings and a balance sheet that cannot support the current leverage levels without further equity dilution or distress. The recent news of listing rule failures and Nasdaq warnings confirms that the business is struggling to maintain its public status, adding regulatory risk to the financial peril. Options activity reinforces this bearish sentiment, with traders aggressively buying puts to protect against further declines rather than betting on a recovery. Despite the optimistic analyst targets, the fundamental trajectory shows a company in freefall, making this a dangerous environment for investors seeking stability or genuine growth. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.146212 |
| MSTL | 0.321981 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.327187 |
| AutoETS | 0.327674 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 32% |
| H-stat | 3.25 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.775 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.32 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 154.839 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.308 |
| Market Cap | 71,647,456 |
| Forward P/E | 0.80 |
| Beta | -0.95 |
| Profit Margins | -37.89% |
| Previous Name | Prairie Operating Co., LLC |
| Website | https://www.prairieopco.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:50 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest across nearly all expirations, with heavy concentration in strikes below the current price (e.g., $0.50 and $1.00). This 'put wall' suggests a consensus expectation of further price weakness or a need to hedge existing long positions against continued volatility, despite some call volume at higher strikes ($2.00-$2.50) representing speculative long exposure.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.7926761 |
| Address1 | 55 Waugh Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 400 |
| All Time High | 752.94116 |
| All Time Low | 0.58 |
| Ask | 0.9601 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.5 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,413,240 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,888,227 |
| Average Volume | 2,888,227 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,413,240 |
| Beta | -0.953 |
| Bid | 0.5299 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 0.005 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 0.7331 |
| Current Ratio | 0.244 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 0.7594 |
| Day Low | 0.7255 |
| Debt To Equity | 154.839 |
| Display Name | Prairie Operating |
| Dividend Date | 1,582,761,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,756,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,756,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,788,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,564,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,564,800 |
| Ebitda | 157,894,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.50692004 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 4.275 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.167 |
| Enterprise Value | 674,952,128 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.73 |
| Eps Forward | 0.92 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.02 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 0.84386 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.11075997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.13125397 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -79.26761 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 4.328 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.5949001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.8306146 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.58 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.15310001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.26396555 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.58 - 4.328 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,361,284,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 70,755,161 |
| Forward Eps | 0.92 |
| Forward P E | 0.7968478 |
| Free Cashflow | 92,460,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 59 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.70526004 |
| Gross Profits | 219,670,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.29097998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.20459 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 97,732,173 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-e-p |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,023-12-28 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,697,414,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 34:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | Prairie Operating Co., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition and development of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids resources in the United States. Prairie Operating Co. is based in Houston, Texas. |
| Long Name | Prairie Operating Co. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 71,647,456 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1792348219 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-07-15 |
| Net Income To Common | -141,830,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 71,393,352 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 0.75 |
| Operating Cashflow | 179,238,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.30986 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 713 766 1200 |
| Prev Name | Prairie Operating Co., LLC |
| Previous Close | 0.7359 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 1.0042466 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 146.62 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.23002633 |
| Profit Margins | -0.37886003 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.226 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0027999878 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.3807953 |
| Regular Market Day High | 0.7594 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 0.7255 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 0.7255 - 0.7594 |
| Regular Market Open | 0.75 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.7359 |
| Regular Market Price | 0.7331 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,784,129,153 |
| Regular Market Volume | 271,988 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06573 |
| Return On Equity | -0.49033 |
| Revenue Growth | 5.138 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.308 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.2043345 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 97,732,173 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1412 |
| Shares Short | 13,798,003 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 15,569,153 |
| Short Name | Prairie Operating Co. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1825 |
| Short Ratio | 4.86 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | PROP |
| Target High Price | 3.5 |
| Target Low Price | 3.25 |
| Target Mean Price | 3.375 |
| Target Median Price | 3.375 |
| Total Cash | 263,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.003 |
| Total Debt | 366,801,984 |
| Total Revenue | 311,475,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.02 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.53859 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.80548996 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.52352476 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 271,988 |
| Website | https://www.prairieopco.com |
| Zip | 77,007 |