ProFrac (ACDC) vs. Its Peers Head-To-Head Comparison

ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC) is one of 179 public companies in the “Energy Equipment & Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare ProFrac to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

ProFrac has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ProFrac’s rivals have a beta of 0.79, meaning that their average share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.8% of ProFrac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of ProFrac shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for ProFrac and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ProFrac	2	2	1	0	1.80
ProFrac Competitors	1683	6861	8640	491	2.45

ProFrac currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 41.07%. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 34.14%. Given ProFrac’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ProFrac is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares ProFrac and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ProFrac	-20.47%	-47.13%	-13.05%
ProFrac Competitors	-10.41%	7.42%	1.51%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ProFrac and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ProFrac	$1.94 billion	-$369.00 million	-1.46
ProFrac Competitors	$3.20 billion	$29.44 million	12.58

ProFrac’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than ProFrac. ProFrac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

ProFrac rivals beat ProFrac on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About ProFrac

ProFrac Holding Corp. is an oilfield services company that supports onshore oil and natural gas producers, primarily in the United States. Its services focus on well completion, including hydraulic fracturing, which uses high-pressure fluid to help release hydrocarbons from underground formations. The company also provides wireline services used to prepare and monitor wells, and produces proppant and other materials used in completion operations. ProFrac’s business includes equipment and manufacturing capabilities that support its oilfield services operations.