The stock of Prairie Operating Co (NASDAQ: PROP) has decreased by -22.35 when compared to last closing price of 5.86.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -27.32% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-24 that HOUSTON, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prairie Operating Co. (“Prairie,” the “Company,” “we,” or “our”) (Nasdaq: PROP) announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of $38.5 million (the “Common Stock Offering”) of shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 (“Common Stock”) at a price to the public of $4.50 per share. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an aggregate value of $5.8 million of additional shares of Common Stock.
Is It Worth Investing in Prairie Operating Co (NASDAQ: PROP) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.95.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PROP is 8.38M, and currently, short sellers hold a 19.45% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PROP on March 25, 2025 was 350.02K shares.
PROP’s Market Performance
The stock of Prairie Operating Co (PROP) has seen a -27.32% decrease in the past week, with a -43.20% drop in the past month, and a -38.01% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 12.03%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 10.65% for PROP. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -28.31% for PROP’s stock, with a simple moving average of -47.21% for the last 200 days.
PROP Trading at -39.29% 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 -71.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 12.03%, as shares sank -41.12% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -29.98% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PROP fell by -27.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -65.35% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.35. In addition, Prairie Operating Co saw -34.25% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PROP starting from Paul L. Kessler, who proposed sale 199 shares at the price of $8.05 back on Dec 09 ’24. After this action, Paul L. Kessler now owns shares of Prairie Operating Co, valued at $1,603 using the latest closing price.
Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd., the Investor / Former Affiliate of Prairie Operating Co, proposed sale 24,375 shares at $7.85 during a trade that took place back on Dec 06 ’24, which means that Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. is holding shares at $191,390 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 -85.79, with -39.43 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 -38.3 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 20.63. 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 0.29.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Prairie Operating Co (PROP) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
