Prairie Operating Co. (PROP)Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | Houston, United States | NasdaqCM
0.36 USD
-0.01
(-2.339%) ⇩
(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 0.36 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:47 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Prairie Operating Co. is currently broken by a catastrophic multi-year decline and a deteriorating balance sheet. Over the last nine years, the stock has lost 99% of its value, dropping from nearly $200 to under $0.50. While the company recently reported positive revenue growth and improved operating margins, these operational gains are insufficient to counteract the market's verdict of a structural failure, evidenced by two consecutive years of massive price declines. The financial health is precarious, with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 150x and a current ratio of just 0.25, meaning the company cannot cover its short-term liabilities with its current assets. Furthermore, there is no dividend support to cushion the blow. On the short end, the lack of any call buying and the presence of defensive put positioning suggest speculators are not betting on a bounce. The statistical forecast models also point to continued weakness, though their reliability is low. Until the balance sheet is stabilized and the multi-year downtrend is decisively reversed, this remains a high-risk situation where the odds favor further downside. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.325912 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.365783 |
| AutoETS | 0.366179 |
| MSTL | 0.382531 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 28% |
| H-stat | 38.33 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.188 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.13 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 159.799 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.807 |
| Market Cap | 40,494,484 |
| Forward P/E | 0.92 |
| Beta | -0.92 |
| Profit Margins | -13.02% |
| Previous Name | Prairie Operating Co., LLC |
| Website | https://www.prairieopco.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:47 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows a distinct lack of bullish positioning. Call volume and open interest are negligible across all expirations, with zero in-the-money calls recorded. Conversely, put activity is concentrated in the near term (October and December 2026), with significant open interest at strikes above the current price, indicating a defensive stance or expectation of further downside. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term contracts relative to longer-dated ones, suggesting fear of immediate volatility rather than a belief in a recovery.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.77964073 |
| Address1 | 55 Waugh Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 400 |
| All Time High | 752.94116 |
| All Time Low | 0.365 |
| Ask | 0.4966 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.5 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,127,410 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,631,853 |
| Average Volume | 1,631,853 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,127,410 |
| Beta | -0.915 |
| Bid | 0.4008 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 2.107 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 0.359 |
| Current Ratio | 0.25 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 0.3701 |
| Day Low | 0.345 |
| Debt To Equity | 159.799 |
| Display Name | Prairie Operating |
| Dividend Date | 1,582,761,600 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,737,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,737,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.275 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 2.055 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,513,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,513,600 |
| Ebitda | 193,478,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.56406 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 2.764 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.559 |
| Enterprise Value | 534,704,544 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.51 |
| Eps Forward | 0.39 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.54 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 0.5191 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.16010001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.30841842 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -77.96407 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2.55 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.191 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.8592157 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.345 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.013999999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.040579706 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.345 - 2.55 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,361,284,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 77,103,080 |
| Forward Eps | 0.39 |
| Forward P E | 0.92051286 |
| Free Cashflow | -51,120,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 59 |
| Fullday Change | -0.008599997 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.3394985 |
| Fullday Price | 0.359 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.71833 |
| Gross Profits | 246,392,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.33687 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.21110001 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 112,798,010 |
| 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 | 40,494,484 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1792348219 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-15 |
| Net Income To Common | 2,331,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 46,923,972 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 0.37 |
| Operating Cashflow | 238,436,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.46697 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 713 766 1200 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 0.359 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,096,034 |
| Prev Name | Prairie Operating Co., LLC |
| Previous Close | 0.3676 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 0.70392156 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.17038442 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.118056625 |
| Profit Margins | -0.13023 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.215 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.008599997 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.3394985 |
| Regular Market Day High | 0.3701 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 0.345 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 0.345 - 0.3701 |
| Regular Market Open | 0.37 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.3676 |
| Regular Market Price | 0.359 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,400 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,230,386 |
| Return On Assets | 0.08167 |
| Return On Equity | -0.15453 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.452 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.807 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16440773 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 112,798,010 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0952 |
| Shares Short | 10,735,322 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 13,161,792 |
| Short Name | Prairie Operating Co. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1184 |
| Short Ratio | 9.0 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | PROP |
| Target High Price | 2.0 |
| Target Low Price | 2.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 2.0 |
| Target Median Price | 2.0 |
| Total Cash | 21,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.0 |
| Total Debt | 440,544,992 |
| Total Revenue | 343,008,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.54 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.131295 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.772295 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.6826646 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,230,386 |
| Website | https://www.prairieopco.com |
| Zip | 77,007 |