Reviewing Prairie Operating (OTCMKTS:CRKR) & Netcapital (NASDAQ:NCPL)

Prairie Operating (OTCMKTS:CRKR) and Netcapital (NASDAQ:NCPL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Prairie Operating and Netcapital, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prairie Operating	0	0	0	0	N/A
Netcapital	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Prairie Operating and Netcapital’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prairie Operating	$520,000.00	0.00	-$13.42 million	N/A	N/A
Netcapital	$4.95 million	12.33	$2.95 million	($0.05)	-61.00

Netcapital has higher revenue and earnings than Prairie Operating.

Profitability

This table compares Prairie Operating and Netcapital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prairie Operating	N/A	N/A	-286.57%
Netcapital	-100.71%	-12.80%	-11.48%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.5% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Netcapital shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.6% of Prairie Operating shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Netcapital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Prairie Operating has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Netcapital has a beta of -0.52, indicating that its share price is 152% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Prairie Operating beats Netcapital on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Prairie Operating

Prairie Operating Co. engages in developing energy to meet growing demand, while protecting the environment. The company was formerly known as Creek Road Miners, Inc. and changed its name to Prairie Operating Co. in May 2023. Prairie Operating Co. is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

About Netcapital

Netcapital Inc. operates as a fintech company. It offers Netcapital.com, an SEC-registered funding portal that enables private companies to raise capital online, as well as allows investors to invest from anywhere in the world. The company also provides various services, including automated onboarding process and filing of required regulatory documents; compliance review; custom-built offering page on its portal website; third party transfer agent and custodial services; and rolling closes which provides access to liquidity before final close date of offerings, as well as assistance with annual fillings and direct access to team for ongoing support. In addition, it offers advisor services, which includes incubation of technology start-ups; investors introduction; online marketing; website design and software development; message crafting including pitch decks, offering pages, and ad creation; strategic advice; and technology consulting services. Further, the company provides valuation services, such as business valuation, fairness and solvency opinions, ESOP feasibility and valuation, non-cash charitable contribution, economic analysis of damages, intellectual property appraisals, and compensation studies. Netcapital Inc. is based in Boston, Massachusetts.