Roth Capital Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for PROP

Prairie Operating Co. (NASDAQ:PROP) – Analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Prairie Operating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 17th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.54. 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 $0.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Prairie Operating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Prairie Operating to $2.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Prairie Operating from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $6.75.

Prairie Operating Stock Up 3.4%

Prairie Operating stock opened at $1.81 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.11. Prairie Operating has a 1-year low of $1.64 and a 1-year high of $10.58. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $1.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $2.92. The company has a market capitalization of $91.00 million, a P/E ratio of -0.56 and a beta of 2.07.

Insider Activity at Prairie Operating

In other Prairie Operating news, Director Jonathan H. Gray acquired 120,563 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $2.16 per share, with a total value of $260,416.08. Following the transaction, the director owned 586,817 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,267,524.72. This trade represents a 25.86% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders bought 221,063 shares of company stock valued at $473,641 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 15.44% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Woodline Partners LP bought a new stake in shares of Prairie Operating in the first quarter valued at approximately $3,678,000. Hodges Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Prairie Operating during the 1st quarter valued at $2,943,000. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in Prairie Operating in the 2nd quarter valued at $860,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Prairie Operating by 76.2% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 661,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,981,000 after purchasing an additional 285,934 shares during the period. Finally, FOCUS Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Prairie Operating in the 3rd quarter worth $278,000. 34.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.